🌿 Ecosystems & Food Chains

In this First Acre STEM class, students explore how living things in nature are connected through ecosystems and food chains.

Students learn how plants, animals, and their environments depend on one another. Through observation and simple modeling activities, students begin to understand how energy moves through nature and how different parts of an ecosystem work together.

This class introduces the concept of ecosystems while encouraging curiosity, observation, and hands-on learning in a real farm environment.

🌱 What Students Will Learn

🌿 What an ecosystem is and who lives in it
🌱 How plants and animals are connected
🔗 What food chains and food webs are

🧪 Class Activities

🔎 Explore habitats around the farm to find plants and insects
🐔 Observe farm animals and discuss the sustainable coop concept
🧩 Build a simple food chain to see how living things are connected

🧰 Materials Used

🔍 Magnifying glasses
🃏 Food chain cards with plants and animals
📋 Clipboards and pencils for observations

❓ Questions Students Explore

1️⃣ Who eats what in an ecosystem?
2️⃣ What happens if one part of the food chain disappears?

🏡 Continue the Learning at Home

Observe wildlife in your yard or a nearby park.
Draw a simple food chain showing how the plants and animals might be connected.