1. EAT OR… BE
EATEN!

3. From the day we arrive on the planet And blinking, step into the sun There's more to see than can ever be seen More to do than can ever be done
There's far too much to take in here More to find than can ever be found But the sun rolling high Through the sapphire sky Keeps great and small on the endless round
It's the circle of life And it moves us all Through despair and hope Through faith and love
Till we find our place On the path unwinding In the circle The circle of life

4. As defined by Collins Dictionary
Nature's way of taking and giving back life to earth. It symbolizes the universe being sacred and divine. It represents the infinite nature of energy, meaning if something dies it gives new life to another.
The Circle of Life
As defined by Collins Dictionary

5. FLIP YOUR DOTS! LEARNING GOALS
SWBAT construct a food chain to determine and explain the source of energy in a food chain.
SWBAT distinguish between and sort producers and consumers within a food chain.

6. EAT OR BE EATEN! RULES: Work as a team. Select a card from your deck.
CHALLENGES:
Make a food chain at least 5 links long.
Make the longest food chain in the class.
RULES:
Work as a team.
Select a card from your deck.
Carefully read clue cards and build a food chain based on information you gather from the cards!
Without reusing cards, continue to build as many food chains as you can.
TEAM JOBS:
A – Time Keeper – Your team has 10 minutes!
B – Rule Follower – Be sure your team follows
all rules and stays on task.
C – Writer – Circle food chain connections.
D – Card Boss – Keep track of cards for team.

7. Which team has the longest chain?
Each team needs to construct this food chain on their table.

8. WHAT’S THE ENERGY SOURCE?
What type of living thing does this food chain start with?
A PLANT
How do plants get their food?
THEY MAKE IT!
What do we call living things that make their own food?
PRODUCERS!

9. WHAT’S THE ENERGY SOURCE?
What type of living thing does this food chain end with?
AN ANIMAL
How do animals get their food?
THEY HUNT OR SCAVENGE
What do we call living things that hunt or scavenge for food?
CONSUMERS

10. WHAT’S THE ENERGY SOURCE?
TYPES OF CONSUMERS
Consumers of plants.
HERBIVORE
(prefix “herb” means plant)
Consumers of plants and animals.
OMNIVORE
(prefix “omni” means all)
Consumers of animals.
CARNIVORE
(prefix “carni” means flesh)

11. WHAT’S THE ENERGY SOURCE?
Using the food chain on your table, use a dry erase marker and code each card as the following:
P = Producer
CH = Consumer Herbivore
CO = Consumer Omnivore
CC = Consumer Carnivore

12. FLIP YOUR DOTS! LEARNING GOALS
SWBAT construct a food chain to determine and explain the source of energy in a food chain.
SWBAT distinguish between and sort producers and consumers within a food chain.

13. WHAT’S THE ENERGY SOURCE?
What starts all food chains?
PRODUCERS
Where do producers get their energy?
THE SUN
Therefore, where do all living things in a food chain get their energy from?

14. FLIP YOUR DOTS! LEARNING GOALS
SWBAT construct a food chain to determine and explain the source of energy in a food chain.
SWBAT distinguish between and sort producers and consumers within a food chain.

15. SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW!
Go to Class Website > 5th Grade Science Websites Tab
Click on the link for “Food Chains – Quizizz Links (
When prompted to “Enter Class Code,” type in the code for your HOMEROOM class.
When you finish Quizizz, leave open your score sheet and open a new tab. Go back to our class website and select the second link: “ Food Chain Challenge” to play.
Rosenbaum –
Valdes
Ransom - 933027
Crowe - 230287