Looking For Food Web Examples? We Hear You!

Are your students learning how to describe the flow of energy through food chains and food webs? If so, this resource is for you!

This set of classroom anchor charts visually represents the food webs in six different biomes using real-life images. Using these posters, students will learn about producers and consumers and the role each organism plays in maintaining a balanced and harmonious ecosystem.

The biomes included in the anchor chart set are:

• Forest
• Tundra
• Desert
• Ocean
• Grassland
• Freshwater

Multiple Applications for These Food Web Anchor Charts

While these anchor charts will look wonderful displayed on your classroom wall, their versatility extends far beyond a mere classroom display! Use these food web posters to enhance your students’ learning through whole-class lessons, small-group activities or independent research.

Whole-Class Discussion

Display the anchor charts in turn on your interactive whiteboard. Use guiding questions to explore the flow of energy through each food web, such as:

• What are the producers in this food web?
• What are the primary consumers in this food web?
• What are the secondary consumers in this food web?

Explore the interconnectivity of the organisms in the biome by asking students to predict what might happen if a particular producer or consumer was removed from the food web.

Small-Group Activity

Divide the class into groups and provide each group with a different food web anchor chart. Have the students work together to write an explanation of how energy flows through the food web on their poster. Have the students take turns to share their presentations with the class.

Individual Assessment

Provide each student with a food web anchor chart. Allow the students to research organisms in the chosen biome, then expand the food web on the poster by adding additional organisms. Have the students write an accompanying paragraph to explain the flow of energy throughout the food web.

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This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher in Florida and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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