- Science
Mission Objectives
I can understand a simple food chain
I can describe how animals depend on each other for food
I can describe the role of producers, consumers, predators and prey
Enquiry Skill - Recording data, results and findings
Using tables, a variety of graphs, labelled diagrams and models to record observations, measurements, results and findings.
Enquiry Approach - Research
Using information from a variety of sources to answer scientific questions.
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Words and meanings to learn
predator
an animal that hunts and eats other animals for food
prey
animals that are hunted and eaten by other animals
consumer
a living thing - usually an animal - that eats other living things
food chain
the order in which living things eat other living things
producer
a living thing that makes its own food
Clare is an experienced primary school teacher, having worked across both Key Stage 1 and Early Years. Before joining Developing Experts, Clare worked as a Quality Assurance Inspector for a childcare agency, following OFSTED's inspection criteria. Clare is passionate about education and ensuring children's learning is exciting and fun!
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Resources: Card/paper, scissors, sticky tape, coloured pens/pencils and a glue stick. You may prefer to provide the children with animal pictures to cut out instead.
Core Handout (2): Space for the children to draw and label a food chain.
Challenge Handout (4): Additional space for the children to explain what is happening in their food chain and then suggest what would happen if there was no producer and how that might affect the rest of the food chain.
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Mission assignment film
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Thatcher
Animal Care Worker
Beekeeper
Biologist
Farmer
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