Is It a Food Web or a Food Chain?

by Emily Sohn

Overview

A seed falls from a plant. A mouse eats the seed. An owl eats the mouse. Each animal gets energy from its food. How does energy flow from one living thing to another? Let’s investigate food chains and food webs!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781977131409
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Series:	Science Inquiry
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	540L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Emily Sohn is a freelance journalist in Minneapolis, who covers mostly health, science, environment and adventure for both kids and grown-ups. Among other publications, her work has appeared in U.S. News & World Report, the Los Angeles Times, Smithsonian, Backpacker and Science News for Kids, and she is a contributing writer for Discovery News. Assignments have taken Emily to exotic locations around the globe, including Cuba, Fiji and the Peruvian Amazon.

Table of Contents

What is a Food Chain? 4

Where Does Energy Come From? 10

How Do Food Chains Become Webs? 18

How Do People Fit into Food Webs? 26

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

Inquiry-based focus on Next Generations Science Standards life science topics;

Editorial Reviews

Food chains and food webs may seem interchangeable, but this entry in the Science Inquiry series (8 titles) helps students understand the distinction. To begin, the clear text, accompanied by color stock photos, asks readers to create cards featuring woodland plants and animals (e.g., berries, mouse, owl). As it first introduces the concept of food chains, including such related terms as producers, consumers, and omnivores, children can follow along, making their own food chains with their cards. From here, the text progresses to food webs, asking readers again to use their cards and notice the interconnectedness of multiple food chains. A large infographic of an ocean food web illustrates that food webs exist in all environments. Finally, this interactive life science selection closes with children considering their own place in a food web.

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