Food web.
Objective:
Students will make a food web diagram of the hydrothermal vent community and show the flow of energy and materials in this ecosystem.
Materials:
· Hydrothermal vent organism cards
· Art paper
· Marking pens
Procedures:
1. Teacher gives lesson on food chain levels: producers, consumers, carnivores, top carnivores and decomposers.
2. Obtain a set of organism cards. Read the cards. Determine the correct position of each card on the foodweb chart.
Objective:
Students will make a food web diagram of the hydrothermal vent community and show the flow of energy and materials in this ecosystem.
Materials:
· Hydrothermal vent organism cards
· Art paper
· Marking pens
Procedures:
1. Teacher gives lesson on food chain levels: producers, consumers, carnivores, top carnivores and decomposers.
2. Obtain a set of organism cards. Read the cards. Determine the correct position of each card on the foodweb chart.
3. Then use your food web to list 3 food chains. Begin with simple chemicals and include producers, consumers,
carnivores and decomposers in your food chain.
4. Share one food chain with the class
carnivores and decomposers in your food chain.
4. Share one food chain with the class