The Antarctic food chain
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In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the animals of Antarctica and the Antarctic food chain. Activities in this less engage students in whole class discussion, online learning, and creation of an art project.
Students will:
- draw and cut out pictures of Antarctic animals;
- paste the animal pictures onto a collage;
- draw arrows to illustrate this ecosystem’s food web; and
- write or discuss the question of how important krill is to the Antarctic ecosystem.
Xpeditions provides detailed directions for completing the lesson, suggestions for assessment and extension activities, discussion questions, and links to helpful web resources.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 1
- Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and make observations to build an understanding of the needs of living organisms.
- Objective 1.02: Investigate the needs of a variety of different animals:
- Air.
- Water.
- Food.
- Shelter.
- Space.
- Objective 1.02: Investigate the needs of a variety of different animals:
Kindergarten
- Goal 1: The learner will make observations and build an understanding of similarities and differences in animals.
- Objective 1.01: Observe and describe the similarities and differences among animals including:
- Structure.
- Growth.
- Changes.
- Movement.
- Objective 1.02: Observe how animals interact with their surroundings.
- Objective 1.03: Observe the behaviors of several common animals.
- Objective 1.01: Observe and describe the similarities and differences among animals including:
