Science·Ecosystems & Habitats·conceptual
Food Chains & Energy Transfer
Construct and interpret food chains identifying producers, predators, and prey, and understand energy transfer between trophic levels
Suggested ages 8–9
Learning journey
Your child is exploring how living things interact with each other and their environments — understanding food chains, animal groupings, and how scientists classify and identify different species in nature.
Evidence of understanding
- Construct a food chain with at least four organisms, labelling producer, primary consumer, predator
- Define producer, predator, and prey with examples
- Interpret a given food chain to predict what happens if one organism is removed
Assessment prompt
Can Food Chains & Energy Transfer build a food chain for a woodland and point out which organisms are producers, which are predators, and which are prey?
Standards alignment
Y4.Sci.A.3GB · uk-nc-2013
Food chains, producers, predators and prey
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 2