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Unit Summary

This unit covers how animals obtain food from plants and other animals using simple food chains. It includes identifying and naming different food sources, asking questions, classifying, and gathering and recording data to answer questions about animal diets and food chains.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to describe how animals get the food they need to stay alive.

Key Notes

• Animals need food in order to stay alive
• Different animals eat different types of food and they get this in different ways.
• Animals use their senses to find food in different ways.
• Some animals hunt or find food around them, some animals are fed by humans.
• Scientists search for answers by looking for information in places like books or the internet. This is called research.

Vocabulary To Learn

• animals: Animals are living things that move and eat other animals or plants to stay alive.
• food: Food gives living things energy and helps them to stay healthy.
• hunt: To hunt is to to chase and try to catch and kill an animal for food.
• graze: When animals graze, they feed on plants around them such as grass.
• research: To research something is to find out about it or investigate it carefully.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Pupils may think that all animals eat the same food, and also have food provided by humans.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Comparing food chains Study Guide
• Introduction to food chains Study Guide
• Roles within food chains Study Guide