Science: I can explain what a food web is and appreciate the need to protect all living components.
SS: I can develop my connection with the land.
Yesterday, Ms Elder read us a book called
In the Woods by Lindsay Barrett George. In the book, the kids went on a walk through the woods. They saw scraps or things that creatures left behind. The kids used these things as
evidence to try to find out which animal was there.
We read this book so we could use the same detective skills and look for evidence of animals who have been there. We used the evidence to find out which animals were there to help us make our food webs. For example, if we found a nest in our chosen tree, we could find out which bird it was and put it in our food web.
A food web is a diagram that shows the way the energy from the sun is passed down through different animals. It also shows which animals eat each other and which animal gets energy from plants. For example, if a bunny eats grass, and the grass got energy from the sun, then the bunny will get energy from the grass. Then, if a fox eats that bunny, the fox will get that energy. The food web is a way of charting which animals eat which in an ecosystem, and how they survive off one another.
In the afternoon, we went on our Community Walk. Specifically, we searched for plants that are native to this area. We are using the Kainai Plant Index (click here) to help us identify the plants. We looked for plants that we could include as the producers in our food webs.
Today, we worked on creating our Ramsay Food Webs. We needed to include:
- The sun! (The sun gives the energy needed for all life)
- Labels for the producers and consumers
- Arrows going in the correct direction (showing how energy is transferred from one living thing to the next)
- Labelled plant and animal names
- Neat and detailed drawings
Here are a few examples from the class... they all look outstanding!!!
