February · Food chains and habitat roles
Australian Curriculum v9.0 · Biological sciencesYear 4 Biology — February Lesson Plan
| Week | 1 Day/Week | 2 Day/Week | 3 Day/Week | 4 Day/Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1st week (Biology) | Producers in a Habitat 1. What a producer is (makes its own food, e.g. plants) | Producers in a Habitat 1. What a producer is (makes its own food, e.g. plants) 2. The role producers play in a habitat | Producers in a Habitat 1. What a producer is (makes its own food, e.g. plants) 2. The role producers play in a habitat 3. Practice: identifying producers in a real local habitat | Producers in a Habitat 1. What a producer is (makes its own food, e.g. plants) 2. The role producers play in a habitat 3. Practice: identifying producers in a real local habitat Consumers in a Habitat 1. What a consumer is (eats other living things) |
| February 2nd week (Biology) | Producers in a Habitat 1. The role producers play in a habitat | Producers in a Habitat 1. Practice: identifying producers in a real local habitat Consumers in a Habitat 1. What a consumer is (eats other living things) | Consumers in a Habitat 1. What a consumer is (eats other living things) 2. Herbivores, carnivores and omnivores as types of consumers 3. Practice: classifying animals in a real habitat as herbivore/carnivore/omnivore | Consumers in a Habitat 1. Herbivores, carnivores and omnivores as types of consumers 2. Practice: classifying animals in a real habitat as herbivore/carnivore/omnivore Decomposers in a Habitat 1. What a decomposer is (breaks down dead material) 2. Why decomposers are essential to a habitat |
| February 3rd week (Biology) | Producers in a Habitat 1. Practice: identifying producers in a real local habitat | Consumers in a Habitat 1. Herbivores, carnivores and omnivores as types of consumers 2. Practice: classifying animals in a real habitat as herbivore/carnivore/omnivore | Decomposers in a Habitat 1. What a decomposer is (breaks down dead material) 2. Why decomposers are essential to a habitat 3. Practice: identifying decomposers in a real local habitat | Decomposers in a Habitat 1. Practice: identifying decomposers in a real local habitat How Consumers, Producers & Decomposers Interact 1. How producers, consumers and decomposers depend on each other 2. Practice: explaining what would happen to a habitat if one role was removed 3. Practice: predicting the effect of removing decomposers specifically from a food chain |
| February 4th week (Biology) | Consumers in a Habitat 1. What a consumer is (eats other living things) | Decomposers in a Habitat 1. What a decomposer is (breaks down dead material) 2. Why decomposers are essential to a habitat | How Consumers, Producers & Decomposers Interact 1. How producers, consumers and decomposers depend on each other 2. Practice: explaining what would happen to a habitat if one role was removed 3. Practice: predicting the effect of removing decomposers specifically from a food chain | Constructing a Food Chain 1. What a food chain represents (a feeding relationship) 2. The correct order and direction of a food chain (arrows showing energy flow) 3. Practice: constructing a food chain for a real local habitat Food Chains in Different Habitats 1. Constructing food chains for 2-3 different Australian land habitats |