When theSailor Went to Sea, she saw lots of animals, some of which eat each other.
Heres an activity inspired byRussian nesting dollsto show you who eats whom.
You need:
Cut out the templates and glue or tape them into rings.
Now they can stand up, and they can be placed one inside the other.
At the bottom of the ocean food chain isphytoplankton, very tiny plants that float through the ocean.
They get their energy from the sun.
In the process, they produce half of the air we breathe.
Phytoplankton is eaten byzooplankton, very tiny animals that float through the ocean.
They come in all different shapes; some look like tiny shrimp.
Zooplankton is eaten by small animals likeseahorsesandjellyfish.
They are both eaten by medium-sized animals likesea turtlesandoctopus.
And both of them are eaten by big animals likesharks.
Even though the blue whale is the biggest animal of all, it doesnt eat sharks.
Go for a walk in nature and look at the animals you see.
What do they eat?
you’re free to even make nesting dolls for them, too.
What kinds of animals and plants do you eat?
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For a great book about food chains, check outWolf Islandby Celia Godkin.
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