Grades 3–4
Put the Food Chains in Order
Write three food chains in order, from the producer to the top predator.
Science worksheet · Food chains and ecosystems
Build a Food Chain
Draw a four-link food chain for a habitat you choose, then label the levels of an energy pyramid.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 30 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Food chains, Producers and consumers, Ecosystems
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Draw a food chain with four living things. Label each one: producer or consumer.
- Label the energy pyramid.
- Only about one tenth of the energy at each level moves up to the next. That is why there are lots of plants, fewer plant eaters and only a few top predators.
Words on this sheet
oceanforestdesertpondprimary consumerssecondary consumerstertiary consumers
Teacher tip
Let kids pick a habitat they love, like the ocean or the forest.
How to use it
- Use a ball of yarn to build a food web in a circle of kids.
- Start every food chain with the sun so kids see where energy comes from.
- Let partners compare answers and settle any differences with a book or a video.
Watch for
Arrows in a food chain point to the eater: they show where the energy goes.
Talk about it
- Why are decomposers important?
- Where have you seen this outside of school?
Take it further
Make a hanging food chain mobile from paper and string.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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