WEBQUEST

FOOD CHAINS

INTRODUCTION
Have you ever wondered who eats what? In our
environment, organisms are connected
together by what they eat. This is known as a
food chain. Every ecosystem has a unique food
chain based on the plants, animals, and other
organisms that make up the ecosystem. Today,
you will be looking into the unique food chains
of the different ecosystems.

TASK

You are to create a food chain with your group. You will be working in groups of four.
Each group will be assigned one ecosystem.
Artic Tundra: You are to look up the organisms that live in the Artic Tundra. With this information,
you are to create a food chain (with labels) with at least six (6) organisms, including one (1)
decomposer.
Rainforest: You are to look up the organisms that live in the Rainforest. With this information, you
are to create a food chain (with labels) with at least six (6) organisms, including one (1) decomposer.
Grasslands: You are to look up the organisms that live in the Grasslands. With this information, you
are to create a food chain (with labels) with at least six (6) organisms, including one (1) decomposer.
Desert: You are to look up the organisms that live in the Desert. With this information, you are to
create a food chain (with labels) with at least six (6) organisms, including one (1) decomposer.
Forest: You are to look up the organisms that live in the Forest. With this information, you are to
create a food chain (with labels) with at least six (6) organisms, including one (1) decomposer.
Ocean: You are to look up the organisms that live in the Ocean. With this information, you are to
create a food chain (with labels) with at least six (6) organisms, including one (1) decomposer.

PROCESS
1. View the BrainPop video on
Food Chains.
2. Read the resource about your
Ecosystem provided.
3. Choose one (1) producer for
your food chain.
4. Choose four (4) consumers for
your food chain. Make sure you
include both herbivores and
carnivores. Include omnivores
if possible.
5. Choose one (1) decomposer
for your food chain.

PROCESS
6. Create your food chain. Use the following template:

7. In the lines above the boxes, label the organisms: producer,

primary consumer, or secondary consumer.
8. Include a picture of the organism. You may either draw a picture
or print out a picture from the internet.
9. Write the Ecosystem you were assigned above the Food Chain
you created.

RESOURCES
BrainPop Video: Food Chains This is the video you are
required to watch. It will provide you with information on food
chains that you need to create your food chain.
Kids Corner: Food Chain Provides information on the
organisms that make up the food chain.
World Biomes: (Artic) Tundra Provides information on the
location, weather, plants, animals, and people of the Artic
Tundra.
World Biomes: Rainforest Provides information on the
location, weather, plants, animals, and people of the
Rainforest.
World Biomes: Grasslands Provides information on the
location, weather, plants, animals, and people of the
Grasslands.

RESOURCES
World Biomes: Desert Provides information
on the location, weather, plants, animals,
and people of the Desert.
World Biomes: Temperate Forest Provides
information on the location, weather, plants,
animals, and people of the Temperate Forest.
World Biomes: Marine (Ocean) Provides
information on the location, weather, plants,
animals, and people of the Ocean.
Google Image Search Use this to find
pictures for your food chain.

EVALUATION
CATEGORY
Organisms

Order

Ecosystem

Labels

Presentation

4
6 organisms,
including 1
decomposer, are
included in my food
chain.
All of the organisms
are in the correct
order.

3
Only 5 organisms
are included in my
food chain.

2
1
3-4 organisms are 0-2 organisms are
included in my food included in my food
chain.
chain.

1-2 organisms are

out of order.

3-4 organisms are

out of order.

5 or more organisms
are out of order.

All organisms are

1-2 organisms are
from the ecosystem not from the
that I was assigned. ecosystem that I
was assigned.

3-4 organisms are

not from the
ecosystem that I
was assigned.

5 or more organisms
are not from the
ecosystem that I
was assigned.

I included a label for I only labelled 4-5

I only labelled 2-3
I only labelled 0-1
all the organisms,
organisms, or I have organisms, or I have organisms, or I have
and I labelled each 1-2 errors with my 3-4 errors with my 5-6 errors with my
organism correctly. labels.
labels.
labels.
I followed the
template I was
given, my work is
neat and organized,
and I included
pictures or colorful
drawings for each
organism.

I followed the
I followed the
I did not follow the
template I was
template I was
template I was
given, my work is
given, my work is
given, my work is
somewhat neat and somewhat neat and not neat and
organized, but I only organized, but I only organized, and I
included pictures or included pictures or only included
colorful drawings for colorful drawings for pictures or colorful
4-5 organisms.
3-4 organisms.
drawings for 0-2
organisms.

CONCLUSION
Good job scientists! Now that you are finished
creating your food chain, please reflect on and
answer the essential question in your science
notebook:
How are animals and plants dependent on
one another?