Learning objectives
- Distinguish producer, consumer, and decomposer roles
- Sort animals by diet facet with evidence from profiles
- Draw a food chain of at least four links and extend it into a web
Suggested sequence
- 1 Herbivores
Primary consumers
- 2 Carnivores
Predators
- 3 Omnivores
Flexible diets
- 4 Savanna hub
Place-based web
- 5 Ocean hub
Marine contrast
Discussion prompts
- What happens to a food web if a top predator declines?
- Why can one animal appear in more than one diet group?
- Where do humans sit in the food webs you built?
Frequently asked questions
Can this work offline?
Project three AnimalCards or print a short species list beforehand. The discussion prompts work from memory once students have seen examples.
Is this aligned to food-web standards?
Yes for typical primary/middle science outcomes on energy transfer and interdependence — adapt wording to your curriculum.
What is a good starter ecosystem?
African savanna (grass → zebra → lion) or ocean (plankton → filter feeder → shark) using the matching habitat hubs.