This lesson was created by Lashawn, a student in the UniTY Program at the Miami Museum of Science.

FOOD WEB

CONCEPTS:

Food webs help to illustrate the interdependence of plants and animals in an ecosystem.

MATERIALS:

• 
  ball of yarn
• name tags
• web chart
• scissors
• 12 large index cards
  

PREPARATIONS:

1. Make the name tags of plants and animals by using the names from the web listed below.

2. Write only one plant or animal name on each large index card.

3. Staple a piece of yarn at the top corners of each card so that the name tag can be hung around one's neck and worn as a necklace.

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