All All living thingsliving things, plants and animals, need , plants and animals, need food, water and air to survive.food, water and air to survive.

PlantsPlants make their own food. They use make their own food. They use water and sunlight to make the food they water and sunlight to make the food they need to survive and grow.need to survive and grow.

So, So, plantsplants are called are called ‘‘producersproducers’,’, because they because they produceproduce (make) their own (make) their own food for themselves.food for themselves.

AnimalsAnimals cannotcannot make their own food. They make their own food. They need to eat plants, or other animals, to need to eat plants, or other animals, to survive.survive.

So, animals are called So, animals are called ‘‘consumersconsumers’.’.

Plant Plant ProducersProducers and animal and animal ConsumersConsumers – – animals eating plants and animals eating other animals eating plants and animals eating other

animals – this is called a animals – this is called a FOOD CHAINFOOD CHAIN

Plants make their own food by Plants make their own food by mixing together inside their mixing together inside their leaves leaves water, air, water, air, and and sunlightsunlight

This makes the food the plant This makes the food the plant needs to survive and growneeds to survive and grow

How plants make their own How plants make their own food is called:food is called:

PhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis

These small animals are These small animals are consumersconsumers..

Q: What animals are these and what do they eat? Q: What animals are these and what do they eat? (buzz-talk, 10seconds) (buzz-talk, 10seconds)

GrasshoppersGrasshoppers and and CaterpillarsCaterpillars eat plant leaves. eat plant leaves.WoodliceWoodlice andand WormsWorms eat tiny bits of dead plant in eat tiny bits of dead plant in soil. soil. Animals that eat plants are called:Animals that eat plants are called:HerbivoresHerbivoresThese animals are also These animals are also PreyPrey..This means that they are eaten by larger animals.This means that they are eaten by larger animals.

Q: What larger animals could Q: What larger animals could prey on prey on (eat) these (eat) these small animals?small animals?(buzz-talk, 10seconds)(buzz-talk, 10seconds)

These animals are These animals are consumersconsumers..

They They prey onprey on (eat) the small (eat) the small insects and animals that eat insects and animals that eat mainly plants.mainly plants.

Q: Can you name these Q: Can you name these consumersconsumers??

They are: They are: SparrowSparrow

MoleMole

FrogFrog

HedgehogHedgehog

RookRook

Interesting FactInteresting Fact: :

A A RookRook is a large bird. It will often eat the eggs is a large bird. It will often eat the eggs of smaller birds like the Sparrowof smaller birds like the Sparrow

Q: What types of animals do you think would Q: What types of animals do you think would eat these animals? eat these animals? (buzz-talk, 10 seconds)(buzz-talk, 10 seconds)

These animals and other larger animals These animals and other larger animals like them are like them are OmnivoresOmnivores..

This means they eat other animals as This means they eat other animals as well as plants and their fruits and seeds.well as plants and their fruits and seeds.

Animals that eat Animals that eat onlyonly meat are called: meat are called: CarnivoresCarnivoresWhen they hunt smaller animals the When they hunt smaller animals the BadgerBadger and the and the Sparrow hawkSparrow hawk are are Predators Predators – they – they preyprey on the smaller on the smaller animals to eat.animals to eat.

Q: What otherQ: What other PredatorsPredators can you think of?can you think of?

Are there any predators you can think of that Are there any predators you can think of that are also are also CarnivoresCarnivores? ? (buzz-talk, 10 seconds)(buzz-talk, 10 seconds)

TASKTASKGoal:Goal: I can identify, name and order living things in a I can identify, name and order living things in a FOOD CHAIN.FOOD CHAIN.

• In groups of 3, order the animal cards according to what animal eats what.In groups of 3, order the animal cards according to what animal eats what.

• Use the word cards to identify which picture shows a Use the word cards to identify which picture shows a consumerconsumer and which a and which a producerproducer and place a word card under each picture card. and place a word card under each picture card.

• If your group has If your group has Predator Predator andand Prey Prey cards, place them under your picture cards, place them under your picture cards as well, to identify what animals are prey and what are predators.cards as well, to identify what animals are prey and what are predators.

• Finally, some of you may have Finally, some of you may have HerbivoreHerbivore, , Carnivore Carnivore and and Omnivore Omnivore word word cards. Can you place these under your animals to identify whether cards. Can you place these under your animals to identify whether those animals eat those animals eat only plantsonly plants, , only meatonly meat, or , or eat plants and meat and eat plants and meat and anything else they can find to eatanything else they can find to eat? ?