Ontario Curriculum
Food Chains & Webs e-Lesson Plan Grade 4
EBOTM216304
$7.95 CAD
Additional information:
- Author : Bellaire, Tracy
Part One:
Students will learn about and build food chains and food webs consisting of different living things.
Success Criteria:
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describe the connection of living things, beginning with the sun
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identify and record a list of herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and insectivores
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create a food chain using pictures and written descriptions
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determine the connection between living things using given pictures to create a food
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web
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create a food web using pictures and written descriptions
Part Two:
Students will learn about the role of living things as producers, consumers, or decomposers; investigate the benefit of earthworms in making nutrient rich soil.
Success Criteria:
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define herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, and insectivore
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classify some living things as either herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, or
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insectivores
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determine ‘true facts’ and ‘false facts’ about living things
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identify a decomposer and describe its role in a food chain
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create an earthworm farm
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make and record observations about earthworm activity
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make and record a conclusion about the benefit of having earthworms in gardens
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create a composter filled with organic matter
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explain the uses and importance of compost
Suggestions for differentiation are also included so that all students can be successful in the learning environment.