Category: Science

What is a food chain?

A food chain shows how plants and animals get their energy.

Producers and consumers

A food chain always starts with a producer. This is an organism that makes its own food. Most food chains start with a green plant, because plants can make their food by photosynthesis.

A living thing that eats other plants and animals is called a consumer.

Predators and prey

A predator is an animal that eats other animals. The animals that predators eat are called prey. Predators are found at the top of a food chain.

Watch this clip to find out more about food chains:

Can you draw your own food chain? Here is an example:
You could choose your own examples or pick some from here:

When you have drawn your food chain, go back to this website and have a go at the quiz at the bottom of the page:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zk7h34j/articles/z4jpnrd

Habitats

This week I would like you to find out about habitats!

What is a habitat?

A habitat is a home environment for plants and animals or other organisms. Examples of habitats include:

• desert
• meadow
• woodland
• grassland
• forest
• seashore
• ocean

A micro-habitat is a very specific, small home environment for plants, animals and insects. Examples include:

• ponds
• individual trees
• under a stone
• a pile of logs.

Watch this clip to find out about habitats:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=158&v=ZrSWYE37MJs&feature=emb_logo

Task:

Choose a habitat that you would like to learn about. There are some examples of different habitats here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx882hv

Now make a model or draw a picture of your chosen habitat with the plants and animals that live there. Label them and add any interesting facts you have learned about how the animals survive in their habitat.

Here are some examples to give you ideas:

 

You can email me photos of what you have done so I can share them on the blog.