PREDATOR/PREY
GOAL:
Role-play
various organisms in a food web to learn about the
complexities of predator/prey relationships and the movement
of energy through the trophic levels.
OBJECTIVES:
·Gain
a better understanding of predator prey relationships in
nature.
·Develop
an appreciation for organisms’ competition for survival in
the wild.
·Learn
how energy travels through the food chain.
·Develop
an awareness of how introduced toxins and nutrients can affect
the food chain.
CONCEPTS/TOPICS:
·Predator/Prey
Relationships
·Trophic
levels
·Bio-magnification
·Energy
flow
·Populations
·Toxins
·Natural
mortality
·Habitat
loss
·Food
web
·Food,
water, shelter, air, space
After completing this
lesson the aim is for students to be able to:
·Define
both predator and prey and give several examples of each.
·Create
a food chain using organisms from the forest environment.
·Describe
how energy flows through the food chain.
·Define
bio-magnification and name a chemical that creates
environmental concerns due to its movement through the food
pyramid.
·Name
two factors that can affect population size.
·List
the five basic needs of living organisms in order to survive
over time.
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