Web of Life Activity
Activity - Classroom
Grades4, 5, 6, 7, 8Social Studies, Biology
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Provided by Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation
What it is
- In this activity, students will create two food webs to show how organisms and community members interact with each other in an ecosystem.
- Students will learn how communities, animals, and plants are deeply interconnected.
Teaching tips
Positives
- Kinesthetic learners will benefit from this hands-on activity.
- This demonstration may help students work as a community in the classroom.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should know the expectations for participating in this activity, such as staying in the circle and holding tightly to their strings.
- Students should know the term autotroph and should know, in general, what different animals eat. Students should also know that plants get their energy from the sun.
Differentiation
- Teachers can have students model what happens when a species becomes endangered or extinct by having some students drop or cut their strings.
- Students can research food webs in different ecosystems and create a model.
- This activity would fit nicely in this lesson about ecosystems and food chains.
- Teachers can use this activity before students do a group project to demonstrate their interdependence and need for teamwork.
From the scientist review
This resource allows students to learn about the interactions between plants and animals, and how the food web works in their ecological system. We reviewed the resource and it has passed our science credibility process.
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