Thursday, August 23rd

In class on Tuesday we learned about consumers, producers, and decomposers.  We also learned about herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. 

Today, you are going to use that knowledge to create at least TWO food chains for your ecosystem.  A food chain is a series of organisms that pass on energy by eating each other.  Your food chain should begin with the sun and soil and end with a decomposer.

Here is my example from Zamorano:





Notice that my food chain has

• the name of each organism
• its identification as a producer, consumer, or decomposer, and
• if it's a consumer, its classification as herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore
• a picture of each organism

You can find all the information you need for your food chain on the website for your ecosystem.

I will show you how to use Word to make your food chain.  However, before you create your food chain on the computer, you will need to make a draft of your food chain in your notebook and have me check it!