Food chains keep animals alive
Cambridge Primary English Grade 6 · Unit 4: Living things · Lesson 12 · Term 1 · Marshall Cavendish
Also known as: Food chain · Relative clauses
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Lesson idea
A food chain shows how plants and animals are connected, from producers to top predators, and relative clauses give more information about nouns.
Lesson vocabulary: food chain: a diagram that shows how plants and animals are connected · producer: a plant that makes its own food · consumer: an animal that eats other living things · top predator: an animal that no other animal eats · ecosystem: all the living things in an area · diet: the food an animal usually eats
Key points
- A food chain always begins with plants, which get energy from the sun.
- Primary consumers eat plants, secondary consumers eat small plant-eating animals, and tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers.
- We use who, whose and whom for people, and that and which for things and animals.
- Defining relative clauses cannot be left out. Non-defining ones give extra information and use commas.
Lesson questions (14)
- What does a food chain show?
Answer: How plants and animals are connected - What does a food chain always begin with?
Answer: Plants - Where do plants get their energy?
Answer: From the sun - Why are plants called producers?
Answer: They produce their own food - Why are animals in a food chain called consumers?
Answer: To consume means to eat - What is a top predator?
Answer: An animal that no other animal eats - Which is a top predator?
Answer: Killer whale - In the eagle's food chain, what does the snake eat?
Answer: The mouse - A rabbit that eats plants is a ___.
Answer: primary consumer - What is the main diet of giant pandas?
Answer: Bamboo leaves - Complete: This is the woman ___ stole my bag.
Answer: who - Complete: That is the photographer ___ wildlife photos I like.
Answer: whose - Complete: Rainforests grow in areas ___ have lots of rain.
Answer: that - Which sentence has a non-defining relative clause?
Answer: Tigers, which see well in the dark, hunt alone.
About this lesson
“Food chains keep animals alive” is from Cambridge Primary English Grade 6 (Unit 4: Living things) and has 14 questions with answers. Sample questions: “What does a food chain show?” and “What does a food chain always begin with?”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.
How to use it in class
- Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
- Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
- Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.
Questions about this lesson
What is a food chain?
An arrangement that shows how food passes between living things, and it begins with plants.
What are consumers?
Primary consumers eat plants, secondary consumers eat small plant-eaters, and tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers.
What is a relative clause?
A clause that gives information about a noun: The animal which eats plants.
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No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.
Which games suit this lesson?
You can play it in The Hunter, Complete the sentence, Match Up, Matching pairs and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.