Seaweed in the food chain (UK)
In this lesson, students will be immersed in, and connect with 2040, focusing on the topic of food chains and food webs. Students begin by completing a Flipped Classroom preparation activity to introduce the topics of food chains and food webs.
Overview
In this lesson, students will be immersed in, and connect with 2040, focusing on the topic of food chains and food webs. Students begin by completing a Flipped Classroom preparation activity to introduce the topics of food chains and food webs. Back in the classroom, students are asked to share what they learnt about food chains and webs before exploring energy flow and trophic levels in a marine food web. They then participate in an activity to demonstrate how food webs can collapse when organisms within the food web experience a decline in numbers.
Students then explore how seaweed farming could improve marine food webs as well as benefit human populations. Finally, students are asked to think about what other actions humans can take to improve marine food webs and to communicate their ideas through a poster or infographic.
Learning Intentions
- Students will understand what a food chain is and what a food web is.
- Students will understand how marine food webs are vulnerable to human activities.
- Students will understand actions that humans can take to improve marine food webs and habitats.
Credits and acknowledgements:
Curriculum material has been developed and written by Cool.org. UK curriculum edits and mapping has been by Together Films.
Cool.org, GoodThing Productions and Regen Studios would like to acknowledge the generous contributions of Good Pitch Australia, Shark Island Institute, Documentary Australia Foundation, The Caledonia Foundation, Global Health Film and our philanthropic partners in the development of these teaching resources.
Watching the film
Watch the full film with your class by filling in this form. If you have any questions, please contact the Together Films team at 2040@togetherfilms.org
By purchasing an educational screening licence of 2040, schools can use the film for several types of screenings such as; screenings in classrooms (both in-person and virtually), screenings with pupils and parents, and screenings for fundraising purposes.
Curriculum mapping
What you'll need
- Lesson materials.
- Student Worksheets – one copy per student.
- Device capable of presenting a video to the class.
Lesson materials
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