Food Chain Tag
| Students profile/age of the student: | 9 -12 years old… |
| Connected subject in the curriculum | Geography, Biology, Science |
| Skills and competencies to be developed | critical thinking, content knowledge, teamwork, listening skills, decision making |
| Terminology, keywords | Food Chain |
| Teaching techniques and tools: | storytelling, brainstorming, facilitate discussion |
| Materials needed: | – a court with boundaries for the tag game, – paper – pencil |
| Materials offered | Additional links: https://www.teacher.org/lesson-plan/food-chain-tag/ |
| The time needed for the activity | 20 – 40 minutes |
Description
Students will learn a brief background about energy transfer between the sun, producers, primary consumers, and secondary consumers. ½ of the students are primary consumers (plants), ¼ of the students are primary consumers (rabbits), and ¼ of the students are secondary consumers (hawks).
Methodological recommendations for the implementation
The teacher can observe students interacting with the game. The teacher can collect exit cards after a debrief of the game to quickly check that each student remembers the vocabulary.
The teacher can assign students to partner “guides” to help them throughout the game.
Food Chain Tag