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Oak Hammock Marsh Interpreve Centre Pre & Post Visit Acvity Guide 4-4 Creating Food Chains & Webs Summary Students are introduced to wetlands by organizing living things that are found in wetlands into food webs and food chains; classifying them according to their role within the chain and web. Materials Print and cut out cards (recommend laminang for reuse) Print or project image of wetland animal & plant scene Print acvity sheet for students (one page per student OR one per pair, copy double-sided, one side with acvity sheet, the other side showing the wetland scene with reference numbers) Chalk, White or Smart board Wring utensils Procedure Warm Up Begin by asking students to brainstorm what the word ‘food chain’ means when used in the context of nature and living things. Then ask students what they think ‘food web’ means in the same context. Explain that a food chain is… (see note below). Show accompanying example of a food chain (which showcases living things found within a wetland seng). Have a brief discussion of what is shown in the example, and accompanying definion. Then ask students if only a muskrat could eat a caail, or if a coyote only eats muskrats. Living things within a community have far more complex relaonships then just one animal eang only one producer, etc. Specific Learning Outcomes 4-1-01: Use appropriate vocabulary related to their invesgaons of habitats and communies. 4-1-02: Recognize that each plant and animal depends on a specific habitat to meet its needs. 4-1-09: Recognize that plant and animal populaons interact within a community. 4-1-10: Recognize that the food chain is a system in which some of the energy from the Sun is transferred eventually to animals. 4-1-11: Construct food chains and food webs, and classify organisms according to their roles. General Learning Outcomes 4-0-1a: Ask quesons that lead to invesgaons of living things, objects, and events in the local environment. 4-0-4e: Idenfy problems as they arise, and work with others to find soluons. 4-0-4g: Communicate quesons, ideas and intenons, and listen effecvely to others during classroom-learning experiences. 4-0-6d: Sort and classify according to an established classificaon system. 4-0-7b: Idenfy new quesons that arise from what was learned. Vocabulary wetland, habitat, food web, food chain, producer, consumer, energy, predator, prey Pre-Visit Activity — Grade Four Image from imgarcade.com . A food chain is a means to show how energy is transferred from one living thing to the next. Food chains always begin with a producer, which will always be some form of plant. Plants convert the sun’s energy into consumable energy. When a plant is consumed, the plant’s energy is given to the animal who ate it, called the primary consumer. The consumer who eats the primary consumer is called the secondary consumer, and the chain connues from there. A food web is a means to demonstrate the predator-prey and consumer-producer relaonships within a habitat, and is made up of a network of food chains. A food web will always include producers (plants who convert the sun’s energy to consumable energy) and consumers (those who eat living things). Food webs are able to show the more complex and interconnected nature of living things within a parcular habitat or community.

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Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Pre & Post Visit Activity Guide 4-4

Creating Food Chains & Webs Summary Students are introduced to wetlands by organizing living things that are found in wetlands into food webs and food chains; classifying them according to their role within the chain and web.

Materials

Print and cut out cards (recommend laminating for reuse)

Print or project image of wetland animal & plant scene

Print activity sheet for students (one page per student OR one per pair, copy double-sided, one side with activity sheet, the other side showing the wetland scene with reference numbers)

Chalk, White or Smart board

Writing utensils

Procedure

Warm Up

Begin by asking students to brainstorm what the word ‘food chain’ means when used in the context of nature and living things. Then ask students what they think ‘food web’ means in the same context. Explain that a food chain is… (see note below). Show accompanying example of a food chain (which showcases living things found within a wetland setting). Have a brief discussion of what is shown in the example, and accompanying definition. Then ask students if only a muskrat could eat a cattail, or if a coyote only eats muskrats. Living things within a community have far more complex relationships then just one animal eating only one producer, etc.

Specific Learning Outcomes 4-1-01: Use appropriate vocabulary related to their investigations of habitats and communities. 4-1-02: Recognize that each plant and animal depends on a specific habitat to meet its needs. 4-1-09: Recognize that plant and animal populations interact within a community. 4-1-10: Recognize that the food chain is a system in which some of the energy from the Sun is transferred eventually to animals. 4-1-11: Construct food chains and food webs, and classify organisms according to their roles.

General Learning Outcomes 4-0-1a: Ask questions that lead to investigations of living things, objects, and events in the local environment. 4-0-4e: Identify problems as they arise, and work with others to find solutions. 4-0-4g: Communicate questions, ideas and intentions, and listen effectively to others during classroom-learning experiences. 4-0-6d: Sort and classify according to an established classification system. 4-0-7b: Identify new questions that arise from what was learned.

Vocabulary wetland, habitat, food web, food chain, producer, consumer, energy, predator, prey

Pre-Visit Activity — Grade Four

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A food chain is a means to show how energy is transferred from one living thing to the next. Food chains always begin with a producer, which will always be some form of plant. Plants convert the sun’s energy into consumable energy. When a plant is consumed, the plant’s energy is given to the animal who ate it, called the primary consumer. The consumer who eats the primary consumer is called the secondary consumer, and the chain continues from there.

A food web is a means to demonstrate the predator-prey and consumer-producer relationships within a habitat, and is made up of a network of food chains. A food web will always include producers (plants who convert the sun’s energy to consumable energy) and consumers (those who eat living things). Food webs are able to show the more complex and interconnected nature of living things within a particular habitat or community.

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Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Pre & Post Visit Activity Guide 4-5

Show accompanying example of a food web (which showcases living things found within a wetland setting), and have a brief discussion of what is shown in the example, and accompanying definition.

Activity Explain that students will be organizing living things that are found in wetland habitats into food chains and webs, classifying them according to their role within the chain and web. A wetland is... (see note below). Wetlands cover almost half of Manitoba (41%), and are home to many different kinds of plant and animal communities. Show or project image of the animal and plant wetland scene (first without the reference numbers), asking students if they recognize any animals. Then show or project the image of the wetland scene with the reference numbers, identifying all the living things within the scene. Hand out the food chain activity sheet and a card to each student. Explain that students will use their cards (that each show one of the living things included in the wetland scene) to create three different food chains. Students are encouraged to reference the cards to help them figure out what eats what in order to help them build food chains. Students will then write in their answers on the activity sheet. Wrap Up

Once students have finished filling in their food chains, explain that the class will create a food web using the food chains they all just created. As students offer their answers, draw the developing food web on a board, asking students how the different food chains connect with one another. Conclude by explaining that as a class you will be visiting a wetland (like the one shown in the picture) called Oak Hammock Marsh where students will be exposed to the many different living things that are found in a wetland, including some of those used to create the food chains and food webs.

Pre-Visit Activity — Grade Four

A wetland is an area of land that holds shallow water, with a maximum depth of two metres. The water makes the soil very moist, so plants who need moist soils will grow in and around the water; this is why a wetland can not be deeper then two metres, because otherwise these kinds of plants drown and do not receive enough sunlight. The water moves slowly because there are so many plants that slow the water down, absorbing some of the water like a sponge and filtering it as it moves through.

Naturalist ’s Note:

When organizing animals into food chains and food webs, or when classifying animals as either herbivore, omnivore, or carnivore, it should be noted that these classifications are not as straight forward as ‘this animal only eats this, and this animals only eats that.’ In nature, animals behave in a far more complex manner. For example, a white-tailed deer is classified as a herbivore (only eating vegetation), but they in fact do eat mice or even baby birds if the opportunity arises, for the nutrients in that food source is far too valuable to pass up. You may ask ‘why are white-tailed deer classified as herbivores then if they also eat meat?’ White-tailed deer are classified as herbivores because they only seek out vegetation, eating meat only if the opportunity presents itself, where as an omnivore seeks out both vegetation and meat. Additionally, herbivores teeth are shaped differently then those of omnivores and carnivores, which them best for eating vegetation. All animals are opportunistic to some extent, and will usually not pass up valuable nutrients when they are presented with some.

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Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Pre & Post Visit Activity Guide 4-18

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in is

a m

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sh

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ho

w e

ner

gy

is t

ran

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m o

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he

nex

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ays

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in w

ith

a p

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uce

r, w

hic

h w

ill a

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ys b

e so

me

form

of

pla

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e Su

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en

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y in

to c

on

sum

ab

le

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gy,

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wh

en a

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nt

is c

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ed, t

he

pla

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o t

he

an

ima

l wh

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, an

d is

ref

erre

d t

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e

pri

ma

ry c

on

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er. T

he

con

sum

er w

ho

ea

ts t

he

pri

ma

ry c

on

sum

er is

ca

lled

th

e se

con

da

ry (

seco

nd

) co

nsu

mer

, an

d t

he

cha

in g

oes

on

an

d o

n f

rom

th

ere.

Foo

d C

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n

Ca

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il (P

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skra

t (P

rim

ary

Co

nsu

mer

) C

oyo

te

(Sec

on

da

ry C

on

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er)

Cattail image from clipground.com. Muskrat image from naturalunseenhazards.wordpress.com. Coyote image from yedraw.com.

Ener

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Mo

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ent

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Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Pre & Post Visit Activity Guide 4-19

A f

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d w

eb is

a m

ean

s to

dem

on

stra

te t

he

pre

da

tor-

pre

y a

nd

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mer

-pro

du

cer

rela

tio

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ips

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a h

ab

ita

t, a

nd

is m

ad

e u

p o

f a

net

wo

rk o

f fo

od

ch

ain

s. A

fo

od

web

will

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incl

ud

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rs (

pla

nts

wh

o c

on

vert

th

e Su

n’s

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nsu

ma

ble

en

erg

y) a

nd

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sum

ers

(th

ose

wh

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hin

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. U

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r, C

on

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r, C

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llard

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rey,

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mer

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rey,

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Cattail image from clipground.com. Muskrat image from naturalunseenhazards.wordpress.com. Coyote image from yedraw.com. Pond snail image from memrise.com. Cottontail image from kidssearch.com. Canada goose image from pngimg.com. Snowy owl image from birdwatchersgeneralstore.com. Mallard image from hbw.com. Grass image from supagro.fr

Gra

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Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Pre & Post Visit Activity Guide 4-20

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Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Pre & Post Visit Activity Guide 4-21

1. Painted Turtle

2. Duckweed

3. Pond Snail

4. Coontail

5. Fresh Water Shrimp

6. Northern Pyke

7. Clam

8. Mallard

9. Crayfish

10. Arum-leaved Arrowhead

21. Midge

22. Northern Harrier

23. Canada Goose

24. Red-Winged Blackbird

25. Coyote

26. Muskrat

27. Narrow-leaved Cattail

28. White-tailed Deer

29. Human

11. Northern Leopard Frog

12. Grass

13. Dragonfly

14. Minnow

15. Raccoon

16. Killdeer

17. Great Blue Heron

18. Yellow Spotted Salamander

19. Marsh Wren

20. Bulrush

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Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Pre & Post Visit Activity Guide 4-22

Co

on

tail

Eats

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rns

sun

ligh

t in

to e

ner

gy

Eate

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y:

Po

nd

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ail

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lard

Pai

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d T

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t in

to e

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gy

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y:

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skra

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man

s

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nd

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skra

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-win

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t in

to e

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y:

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nd

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Pai

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skra

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Can

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sun

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t in

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n B

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nd

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Mu

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t

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Pai

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sh W

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p

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d

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y:

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t

Pai

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d T

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No

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ern

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ose

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n

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w

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r

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Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Pre & Post Visit Activity Guide 4-23

Eats

: M

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sco

pic

o

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ism

s

(Cla

ms

are

filt

er f

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p

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d

ou

t o

f th

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ater

)

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n B

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ose

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coo

n

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m

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yfish

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rago

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y

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no

w

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rth

ern

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e

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w S

po

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d

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man

de

r P

ain

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Tu

rtle

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: M

inn

ow

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rth

ern

Le

op

ard

Fro

g

Po

nd

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ail

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n B

y:

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Pai

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d T

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w S

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og

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: M

idge

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By:

M

arsh

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n

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-win

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d

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r

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g

Eats

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on

d S

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l

Fres

h W

ater

Sh

rim

p

Min

no

w

No

rth

ern

Le

op

ard

Fro

g

Mal

lard

d

uck

lings

Eate

n B

y:

Rac

coo

n

Gre

at B

lue

Her

on

Co

yote

Hu

man

Eats

: M

idge

Dra

gon

fly

Fres

h W

ater

Sh

rim

p

Eats

: M

inn

ow

Cra

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Po

nd

Sn

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Fres

h W

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rim

p

Eate

n B

y:

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coo

n

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at B

lue

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on

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skra

t

Co

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: P

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d S

nai

l

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yfish

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h W

ater

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rim

p

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ern

Le

op

ard

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g

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Pla

nts

(i

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th

e ga

me)

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n B

y:

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Rac

coo

n

Eats

: Fr

esh

Wat

er

Shri

mp

Po

nd

Sn

ail

Min

no

w

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n B

y:

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rth

ern

Pyk

e

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coo

n

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at B

lue

Her

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skra

t

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no

w

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po

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Fish

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y:

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n

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Her

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ern

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Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Pre & Post Visit Activity Guide 4-24

Mal

lard

K

illd

ee

r M

arsh

Wre

n

Re

d-w

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d

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ckb

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No

rth

ern

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rie

r C

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a G

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se

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coo

n

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at B

lue

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ron

Eats

: N

arro

w-l

eave

d

Catt

ails

Aru

m-L

eave

d

Arr

ow

hea

d

Bu

lru

sh

Du

ckw

eed

Co

on

tail

Po

nd

Sn

ail

Fres

h W

ater

Sh

rim

p

Cla

m

Eate

n B

y:

No

rth

ern

Har

rier

Co

yote

Hu

man

s

No

rth

ern

Pyk

e

(du

cklin

gs)

Wh

ite-

taile

d

Dee

r (e

ggs)

Eats

: M

idge

Po

nd

Sn

ail

Fres

h w

ater

Sh

rim

p

Cra

yfish

Eate

n B

y:

No

rth

ern

H

arri

er

Co

yote

Wh

ite-

taile

d

Dee

r (e

ggs)

Eats

: D

rago

nfl

y

Mid

ge

Fres

h W

ater

Sh

rim

p

Eate

n B

y:

No

rth

ern

H

arri

er

Co

yote

Wh

ite-

taile

d

Dee

r (e

ggs)

Eats

: D

rago

nfl

y

Mid

ge

Fres

h W

ater

Sh

rim

p

Seed

s fr

om

G

rass

es

Eate

n B

y:

No

rth

ern

H

arri

er

Co

yote

Wh

ite-

taile

d

Dee

r (e

ggs)

Eats

: Ye

llow

Sp

ott

ed

Sala

man

der

s

Min

no

w

Cra

yfish

No

rth

ern

Le

op

ard

Fro

g

No

rth

ern

Pyk

e

Eate

n B

y:

Co

yote

Wh

ite-

taile

d

Dee

r (e

ggs)

Eats

: M

alla

rd

Kill

dee

r

Mar

sh W

ren

Red

-win

ged

B

lack

bir

d

No

rth

ern

Le

op

ard

Fro

g

Mu

skra

t

Eate

n B

y:

Co

yote

Wh

ite-

taile

d

Dee

r (e

ggs)

Eats

: G

rass

Aru

m-l

eave

d

Arr

ow

hea

d

Bu

lru

sh

Du

ckw

eed

Dra

gon

fly

Mid

ge

Po

nd

Sn

ail

Cla

m

Eate

n B

y:

Co

yote

Hu

man

Wh

ite-

taile

d

Dee

r (e

ggs)

Eats

: P

on

d S

nai

l

No

rth

ern

Le

op

ard

Fro

g

Cra

yfish

No

rth

ern

Pyk

e

Min

no

w

Cla

m

Yello

w s

po

tted

Sa

lam

and

er

Pai

nte

d T

urt

le

Eate

n B

y:

Co

yote

Hu

man

s

Bird

Bird

Bird

Bird Bird

Bird

Bird

Mammal

Ma

llard

ima

ge

fro

m h

bw

.co

m. K

illd

eer,

Wre

n, B

lack

bir

d, H

ero

n, H

arr

ier,

an

d G

oo

se im

ag

es f

rom

au

do

bo

n.o

rg.

Ra

cco

on

ima

ge

fro

m y

edra

w.c

a.

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Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Pre & Post Visit Activity Guide 4-25

Mu

skra

t W

hit

e-t

aile

d D

ee

r C

oyo

te

Hu

man

Min

no

w

No

rth

ern

Pyk

e

Yello

w

Spo

tted

Sa

lam

and

er

Gra

ss

Eate

n B

y:

No

rth

ern

H

arri

er

Co

yote

Hu

man

s

Eats

: G

rass

No

rth

ern

Le

op

ard

Fro

g

All

Bir

d E

ggs

(in

clu

ded

in

the

gam

e)

Eate

n B

y:

Co

yote

Hu

man

Eats

: G

rass

No

rth

ern

Pyk

e

No

rth

er

Leo

par

d F

rog

Yello

w S

po

tted

Sa

lam

and

er

Pai

nte

d T

urt

le

All

Bir

ds

(in

clu

de

in t

he

gam

e)

Rac

oo

n

Mu

skra

t

Wh

ite-

taile

d

Dee

r Ea

ten

By:

H

um

ans

Eats

: N

arro

w-l

eave

d

Catt

ail

Mal

lard

Can

ada

Go

ose

No

rth

ern

Pyk

e

Mu

skra

t

Rac

coo

n

Wh

ite-

taile

d

Dee

r

No

rth

ern

Le

op

ard

Fro

g

Co

yote

Eate

n B

y:

No

ne

Eats

: N

arro

w-l

eave

d

Catt

ail

Bu

lru

sh

Co

on

tail

Aru

m-l

eave

d

Arr

ow

hea

d

Po

nd

Sn

ail

Fres

h W

ater

Sh

rim

p

No

rth

ern

Le

op

ard

Fro

g

Eats

:

Larv

ae a

re

scav

enge

rs

(eati

ng

dea

d

thin

gs)

bu

t ad

ult

s e

at

no

thin

g.

Eate

n B

y:

Dra

gon

fly

No

rth

ern

Le

op

ard

Fro

g

Kill

dee

r

Mar

sh W

ren

Red

-win

ged

B

lack

bir

d

Can

ada

Go

ose

Mid

ge

Invertebrate

Mammal

Mammal

Mammal

Mammal

Mu

skra

t im

ag

e fr

om

na

tura

lun

seen

ha

zard

s.w

ord

pre

ss.c

om

. Dee

r im

ag

e fr

om

mo

ziru

.co

m. C

oyo

te im

ag

e fr

om

yed

raw

.co

m.

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Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Pre & Post Visit Activity Guide 4-26

Cre

ate

a F

oo

d C

hai

n N

ame

: __

____

___

___

____

____

___

____

_

Pro

du

cer

Pro

du

cer

Pro

du

cer

1st

Co

nsu

me

r 2

nd

Co

nsu

me

r

1st

Co

nsu

mer

1st

Co

nsu

me

r

2n

d C

on

sum

er

2n

d C

on

sum

er

3rd

Co

nsu

me

r

3rd

Co

nsu

mer

4

th C

on

sum

er

Ene

rgy

Mo

vem

en

t

Ener

gy

is p

ass

ed f

rom

th

e su

n t

o o

ne

livin

g t

hin

g t

o a

no

ther

th

rou

gh

a f

oo

d c

ha

in, e

ach

livi

ng

th

ing

ad

din

g a

no

ther

lin

k to

th

e

cha

in. C

rea

te y

ou

r o

wn

th

ree

foo

d c

ha

ins

by

filli

ng

in t

he

spa

ces

pro

vid

ed.

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Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Pre & Post Visit Activity Guide 4-27

Exa

mp

le

Cre

ate

a F

oo

d C

hai

n

Produce

r

Narrow

-le

aved

Cattail

Prim

ary

Consu

mer

Musk

rat

Secondary

Consu

mer

Nort

hern

Harrie

r

Produce

r

Coonta

il

Prim

ary

Consu

mer

Fre

sh W

ate

r

Shrim

p

Secondary

Consu

mer

Nort

hern

Leopard F

rog

Tert

iary

Consu

mer

Racc

oon

Produce

r

Arum

-le

aved

Arrow

head

Prim

ary

Consu

mer

Pond S

nail

Secondary

Consu

mer

Crayfish

Tert

iary

Consu

mer

Nort

hern

Pyke

Quate

rnary

Consu

mer

Hum

an

Nam

e: _

___

___

___

____

____

____

___

Ener

gy

is p

ass

ed f

rom

th

e su

n t

o o

ne

livin

g t

hin

g t

o a

no

ther

th

rou

gh

a f

oo

d c

ha

in, e

ach

livi

ng

th

ing

ad

din

g a

no

ther

link

to t

he

cha

in. C

rea

te y

ou

r o

wn

th

ree

foo

d c

ha

ins

by

filli

ng

in t

he

spa

ces

pro

vid

ed.