Ocean Biome Food Web and Food Chains Learning Resources

Presenting our Ocean  Food Web and Food Chains Learning resource. This packet is part of our  Food Web Biome Bundle Pack. The bundle contains 10 sets of food web activities in the 10 biomes worldwide: Arctic, boreal forest, deciduous forest, desert, mountain, ocean, pond, rainforest, savanna, and tundra. This post gives you a glimpse of our Ocean Food Web packet.

INTRODUCTION USING MONTESSORI 3-5 PART CARDS

This Montessori-inspired 5-part card introduces the child to what a food web, food chains are and describes the role of each organism in the food web.

Note that these cards are color-coded (border) based on the biome.  

BUILD YOUR OWN ACTIVITY

I provided printable cards, arrows, descriptions, and labels so the child could recreate the diagrams and add more details. The animal cards are in real images, clipart, and blackline versions; just print the one that suits your need. The arrows will show the energy transfer, and the child can use the other labels to identify the animals based on their diet and their role in the food web.

ENERGY PYRAMID

This will help visualize the different trophic levels of each organism in the ocean food web. At the same time will explain how energy is transferred from one level to another, resulting in a decrease in the population of organisms.

Additional Hands-on Activities

Hands-on activities are the best learning experiences! Your child will enjoy creating food chains and recreating the food webs using link chains. Alternatively, you can use pipe cleaners or glue the picture cards on cardstock and connect them with arrows!

Information Summary Cards and Research Papers

Furthermore, I also added these information cards summarizing each animal's role in the food web. Instead of using the information cards, older kids can use the research papers to investigate the Deciduous Food Web and fill up the information on their own. Note my son filling up these research papers!

Also included (my favorite set) are 32 task cards that provide questions based on the food web and chain diagrams. It requires thinking to analyze the diagram.

The bundle is now available in our shop, or you can get it on TPT.

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