McNeese State University

Department of Education Professions

Lesson Plan Template
Course: EDTC245 Semester: Fall 2018
Name Ndayizeye Bernadette Email: msu-
nbernadette@student.mcneese.edu
Primary Subject Area: science Grade Level: 3rd
Title Of Lesson: Food chain Approximate Duration: 1 class period
Overview of Lesson (Danielson, 1c)
To learn the basics elements of a food chain
Prior Knowledge Expected of Students
Talk to students about what they eat. Ask students if they know where it comes from. Talk about what an animal in the
wild might eat
Louisiana Student Standards (LSS)
https://www.brighthubeducation.com/lesson-plans-grades-3-5/42262-what-are-food-chains-and-food-
webs-lesson-and-game/

Educational Technology Standard

Additional Standards

Interdisciplinary Connections + Standards

How to present materials to the class, speaking, listening, writing and how to work in teams
Student Outcomes (Danielson, 1c)
Students will learn the basic components of a food chain. Students will also become familiar with basic vocabulary associated with
food chains.
Lesson Procedures
Time Step By Step Lesson Procedures Pre-planned Seed
Questions
1. talk to students about what they like to eat and what animals in the
wild eat
2. talk about what producer, consumer and a decomposer are and give
examples
3. Give examples of food chains that have first, second, and third
order consumers. See if students can also give examples.
4. explain to them that they’re about to play a game and get into small
groups
5. handout the materials that they need
6. Tell students that you will pass out a card to them face down. When
you say go, students will flip over their cards. Then, using their
cards, they will try to make food chains. Tell students that you will
be timing them. Tell them how many food chains they will be
making using the cards. Explain to students that you will stop
timing when all the food chains have been formed.
7. Pass out the cards and see how quickly students can form the food
chains. When they have finished, have them tell the class what was
on their cards and identify if it is a producer, consumer, or
decomposer. Play again to see if they can beat their time. Make sure
everyone gets a different card for the second round.
8. After the game, explain to the student about herbivores, carnivores,
and omnivores. Explain the relationship between that and
consumers. Have students divide a paper into thirds and draw
examples
Teacher Materials Student Materials Technology Resources References
Reading materials Index cards, glue,
from the textbook, markers, stopwatch,
index cards paper, pencils and
pictures of things
found in a food chain
Relevance / Rationale

Exploration / Extension / Supplemental

Student will get to create a poster of a specific consumer and show the food chain
Assessment Criteria For Success
Compare students the student notes before the activity started and after
Differentiation (Danielson, 1c, 3e )

Post Lesson Reflection