Dear Marine Reporters,
It's show time, so break a leg! Your marine reporter group will work together to research a marine food chain. Learn about all of the marine "actors" involved, and put on a play to show what you learned. Be sure to give your "fishy" characters some good lines in the show.
Sincerely,
Ms. Salchli, Editor of The Ocean
Marine Food Chain Play: Who Eats What?
Part 1: Marine Food Chain Research
1. View the following videos on marine food chains. Marine Food chain video and Marine Food Chain Simulation
2. Research marine food chains using the websites on the Internet Resources Page
3. Use the follow questions to guide your research and take notes in your science notebook. You can print a copy of the questions Marine Food Chain Questions
2. Research marine food chains using the websites on the Internet Resources Page
3. Use the follow questions to guide your research and take notes in your science notebook. You can print a copy of the questions Marine Food Chain Questions
- How do living organisms survive in the ocean?
- What is a producer? Give examples of producers in the ocean.
- What is a primary consumer? Give examples of primary consumers in the ocean.
- What is a secondary consumer? Give examples of secondary consumers in the ocean.
- What is a decomposer? Give examples of decomposers in the ocean.
- Which animals are the predators and which animals are the prey in the ocean?
- Describe and diagram some examples of food chains in the ocean. Be sure to use labels.
- Describe what would happen to each member of this food chain if one member became extinct.
Part 2: Lights, Camera, Action! Make a Food Chain Play
_Now that you are an expert on the food chain, it is time to prepare your
knowledge about food chains with your marine reporter group! As a group,
print out a copy of the checklist Who Eats What? Marine Food Chain Play. This will
help your group begin writing your skit!
- Write out a play using all of the characters in a marine food chain.
- Practice your play, and make sure every marine reporter has a job.