Eating Exercise

We have just started our unit "Interacting in Harmony!" in science class. During this unit on interactions in different environments (or ecosystems), you will learn about the eating habits of animals, which is a specific interaction within an ecosystem.

The government says you must learn to "interpret food webs that show the transfer of energy among several food chains, and evaluate the effects of the elimination or weakening of any part of the food web". For now, we aren't going to worry about the energy part. When you visit Fun with Food Webs, you will learn to place species in the correct order in their specific food chain, and will discover what happens when something from the food chain disappears. (Hint: Think about what would happen if you removed a link from a chain).
(The above image is from www.idptv.state.id.us/dialogue4kids/season4/ecology/facts.cfm)

Parents: The above curriculum expectation can be found in the Grade 7 Life Cycles section of the Ministry of Education Science Curriculum document. We have just begun this unit. It will be lasting for the next 4 1/2 weeks. As with any unit, if you happen to have any information about this topic, I would love to have you share it!