Animals will be Animals Nicole Schifani

Content Area: Science Grade Level : 2nd Summary: The purpose of this PowerPoint is to show animals eat plants or other animals for food. Learning Objective: Given information on plants and animals the students should be able to answer questions about what animals eat and why with one hundred percent accuracy. Content Standard: GLE Recognize that animals eat plants or other animals for food. Accomplishment: The student will be able to recognize that animals eat plants or other animals for food.

Where animals get their energy  All energy comes from the sun  Then the plants absorb the energy from the sun  Then a small animal eats the plant to get the energy  And finally a bigger animal eats the smaller animal the get energy

Example 1:how energy travels SUN PLANT GOAT LION

Example 2: how energy travels SUN SEAWEED FISH SHARK

Your Turn!

Where does energy come from?  Sun Sun  Grass Grass  People People  Sharks Sharks  Lion Lion

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Correct!  All energy comes from the Sun!

What does the larger animal, a lion, have to eat to get energy?  Seaweed Seaweed  Shark Shark  Fish Fish  Plant Plant  Goat Goat

You got it! The lion eats a smaller animal, the goat, to get energy.

Where does seaweed get it’s energy from?  Fish Fish  Other Seaweed Other Seaweed  Sharks Sharks  Plant Plant  Seaweed Seaweed

Way to go!  Seaweed gets it’s energy from the sun that shines through the the ocean floor.

So why do animals eat other animals?  For fun For fun  They are mad at the other animals They are mad at the other animals  To get energy To get energy  Because they are mean Because they are mean

Exactly!  Animals eat other animals for the energy that they provide.

Summary  Through this interactive PowerPoint the student will have learned all about two specific food chains while getting the important information that animals eat other animals for the energy they provide them with.

Incorrect   Try again!