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Ivy Waters International Standards · G3.S-01

Ecosystem Interdependence & Food Chains

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G3.S-01Ages 8–9 · Grade 3 · Science

Ecosystem Interdependence & Food Chains

Science & Innovation

Your child can construct a functional food chain showing how energy flows from the sun to producers (plants) and consumers (animals), and can predict what happens if a habitat is disrupted.

In real life

Finding nibbled leaves on a forest walk, your child follows the chain aloud: "A caterpillar ate this, and maybe a bird eats the caterpillar. What eats the bird?"

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