Predators, Prey & Food Chains
KS 1, 2, 3, 4. First, Second, Third, Fourth Stage.
Ages 5 -14.
DURATION: 45 mins - 55 mins
OVERVIEW: Food chains are a very delicate balance - each species is dependent on the others around it. If something upsets that balance then drastic things can happen!
This workshop looks at feeding connections (what-eats-what) in an ecological community. We examine herbivores, carnivores and omnivores and learn how to classify non-living and living things. Pupils discover where energy comes from and how the consumer resource system can cause the disruption of a food web.
Key Workshop Objectives:
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Examine how living things depend on each other
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Explain the difference between living and
non-living things -
Establish what living things need to survive
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Explore photosynthesis
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Discover food chains
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Define key terminology
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Discuss food web disruption
Includes:
Free Printable Resources
Animals often used in this workshop:
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Entertainment
Animal requests will be accommodated where possible. Unfortunately, we can’t guarantee attendance.
What is a food chain?
A food chain shows how a series of living things depend on each other as a food source for energy!
All food chains start with a producer - a producer is an organism that makes its own food, i.e plants (they get their energy from the sun). A living thing that eats a producer or another living thing is called a consumer.
A food chain shows how organisms are related to each other by the food they eat. Predators eat multiple different types of prey - this results in multiple food chains joining together to create a food web.
Changes in an ecosystem can disrupt a food chain; adjustments to one population will have a knock on effect along the entire chain. This can be caused by climate change, natural disasters, human interference and disease.
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