Simple Food Chains: Who Eats Whom?
Students will be introduced to the concept of food chains and how energy flows through an ecosystem from producers to consumers.
Key Questions
- Analyze how a grasshopper gets energy from a plant.
- Differentiate between producers and consumers in a food chain.
- Construct a simple food chain using local animals and plants.
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