THE FOOD CHAIN…

Treasure hunt!!!

Welcome to the food chain treasure hunt!!!-Your class has been invited to a contest in a very important

TV programme. -In this contest you have to answer to different questions

about the food chain.-The prize for the winner of the contest is a trip to Australia to

visit one of the most interesting ecosystems in the world. In Australia you can also see koalas and kangaroos!

-ATTENTION!!! there is another IES in this contest and they also want to win the trip to Australia.

-Do you really want to see kangaroos?-answer the questions in the following exercises.-finish the exercises before the other IES.-and… LET’S GO TO AUSTRALIA!!!

INTRODUCTION

-You will get information about food chains in the internet. Start your search in the web pages in the tasks of this treasure hunt.

INTRODUCTION

-You have to write your answers in your notebook.

-YOU HAVE TO WRITE THE FULL SENTENCE IN YOUR ANSWER!!!

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TASK 1

A. What is a food chain?

B. Define the following words:producer, consumer, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, predator, prey, decomposers.

http://geography4kids.com/files/land_foodchain.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/living/03b_act.shtml (Very useful video)

Useful web pages:

HTTP://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/food_chains.shtml

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TASK 2

http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/landfoodchain.html

A.Do you know the first component in a food chain?

B. Write a food chain example you find in the internet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/living/03b_act.shtml

(Very useful video) YOU HAVE TO DO THE EXERCISES IN THE VIDEO AND WRITE THE ANSWERS IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

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TASK 3

-What do you know about food chain in the ocean and in the Arctic?ANSWER the following questions:

A. Who are the predators in the ocean and arctic food chain?B. Who are the preys?

C. And the producers?

http://www.vtaide.com/png/oceanchain.htm

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YOU WON A TRIP TO AUSTRALIA!!!