038 FOOD WEB

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038 FOOD WEB
The transfer of energy from a source in plants
through a series of organisms is called the food
chain and their interlinking pattern is called
the food web.
MATERIALS REQUIRED
Chart boards or old cards from packaging
material Pens or coloured paints Ball of thread
(thick thread would be better)
Cut the board into any convenient sizes with
the help of the class prepare food chains and
link them as food web. A suggested food web is
given. Once the cards are ready, make children
stand in a circle, give them the cards at random.
Tie string to the index finger of the student who
gets the sun card. motivate the students to
give the next step and keep winding the same
thread on the index fingers of the food web
finally a web is formed by the thread.
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Sample cards (please encourage students to draw
and colour the cards)
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SAMPLE FOOD WEB
SUN
INSECT PESTS
VULTURE
PREDATOR INSECTS
MICROORGANISMS
DUNG
LITTER
BIRDS
SNAKE
DECOMPOSERS
GRAINS
HUMANBEINGS
SOIL ORGANISMS
MANURE
BIRD DROPPINGS
RODENTS
COMPOST
CATTLE
PLANT
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