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I. Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to:
A. Identify the producers, consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem
B. Compare food chain and food web
C. Organize the feeding relationship in an ecosystem
II. Subject Matter:
A. Topic: Feeding Relationships in an Ecosystem
B. Materials: PowerPoint Presentation, Tarpapel, Mini-Board, Push and Pull Chart, Cup picture
C. Reference/s: Science beyond Borders (page, 95 - 100)
D. Values Integration: Students should develop scientific attitudes and noble value which include:
Interest and curiosity toward the environment, and Rational thinking and
realistic.
III. Learning Procedures:
Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity
A. Preliminary Activities

1. Prayer

2. Greetings

3. Checking of Attendance

4. Energizer

B. Review

Topic: Biotic and Abiotic Factors

Can you give me the definition of abiotic factors?

- Abiotic factors are non-living chemical and physical
parts of the environment that affect living organisms
and the functioning of ecosystems.

That’s Right how about the definition of biotic

factors?
- They described as any living component that affects
another organism, or shapes the ecosystem.

Very Good! Yesterday we discussed about the abiotic

and biotic factors. So I have here a two squares that
dictates the biotic and abiotic factors. And as you can
see we have a plant with flowers on the left side, and (The pupils will identify the different factors of biotic
all you need to do is to pick a flowers and put them and abiotic)
on their respective place if they belong to biotic or
abiotic factors. Abiotic Factors
Biotic Factors
Climate
Organic Matter
Nonliving things
Living things
Sunlight
Oysters
Temperature
Blue Crabs
Nutrient Enrichment
Zooplankton
Humidity
Phytoplankton
Soil
Jellyfish

I am glad that all of you still remember what we

discussed last time and because of it give yourselves
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a strong “pakbet clap”

(The pupils will do the “pakbet clap”)

C. Motivation

Are you ready to explore the jungle?

Are you ready to see the different wild animals and

interact with them? - Yes we are ready

But don’t worry because this journey will not harm

you nor put you in danger but rather this will help - Yes we are ready
you to learn more about the world around us. So
while we are exploring the jungle, we will be having
a game entitled “I Survived: A Science Game Show”.

So for the mechanics of this game is as simple as jack

en poy with a twist, so instead of using our barely
hands. We will use our body movements, so we will
imitate the given animals. So if your group wants to
be a worm act like a worm, and if you want to eat a
worm act like a chicken and if you want to eat a
chicken act like an eagle and if you want to eat the (The pupils will do the “I Survived: A Science Game
eagle act like a worm again. Show”)

What did you learn from our activity?

Very good class! And today we will learn more about (The pupils will share what did they learned on the
the feeding relationship in an ecosystem. activity)

D. Presentation

So now let’s begin to explore the jungle with our first

destination which is the place where we can see how
the animals feed on each other. The food chain zoo,
but before we will define what is food chain let us
first look its three categories of food chain.

(The teacher will show an example of organisms

about the three categories of food chain)

Decomposer
Consumer
Producer

What organisms do you see on our first destination?

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- There is a plant
Very Good! And if you will be given a chance to - There is an eagle
name them, what name do you want to give for them? - There is a worm

Because you are the one who name them, you are
also the one who will introduce them. (The pupils will name the three organisms)

The first categories in the food chain are called (The pupils will introduce the three animals using
producers, because they make their own food. But their given names)
how do they make their own food?

Excellent! For the second time, who can give me the - They make their own food by the process of
meaning of photosynthesis? photosynthesis

- Photosynthesis is the process by which plants,

some bacteria and some protistans use the energy
Very Good! And producer are any kind of green plant from sunlight to produce glucose from carbon
that can acts as a food for other organisms. dioxide and water.

For the second categories in food chain, they are

called consumer because they have to feed on
producers or other consumers to survive.

We have three kinds of consumer, the herbivore,

carnivore and omnivore. And based on the picture on
our green board, can you explain why they are
considered as herbivore, carnivore and omnivore?

(The teacher will show an example of herbivore,

carnivore and omnivore using the Pull and Push Chart)

 Three Kinds of Consumer

And now I have here a puzzle about the different

animals. I want you to form these different animals
and if your are done to make these puzzles kindly
identify if they are herbivorse, carnivores or
omnivores.
(The pupils will do the puzzle)
Let’s check if your work is correct

 Herbivores

Caterpillar
Carabao

What animals do you see on our first picture?

Very good and who among you here already saw a

carabao and a caterpillar? - Carabao
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- Caterpillar
What does the carabao and caterpillar eat?
(The pupils will raise their hands)

That’s right! So why do you think carabao and - The carabao eat grass
caterpillar are considered as herbivores? - The caterpillar eat leaf

Very Good! Herbivore are animals that only eat

plants. - Because they eat plants.

 Carnivores

Crocodile
Lion

Our next animals are living on a forest, jungle and

sometimes we see them at zoo. So who among you
here already went to a zoo?
(The pupils will raise their hands)
Can you name what animals do we see on second
picture?

- Lion
Very good! And what does the lion and crocodile - Crocodile
eat?

- The lion and crocodile eat meats and other animals

That’s right! And why do you think lion and
crocodile is considered as carnivores?

 Omnivores - Because they eat meat or they eat other animals.

Bear

For the omnivores, can you guess what animal is this

one?

- Bear
So based on the picture of the bear that you can see,
why do you think that this animals is considered as
omnivores?

- Because they can eat both meat and plants.

Very good! And if we will identify ourselves among
these kinds of consumer. Where do you think does
human belong?

That’s right! How did you say so that human like us - The humans are considered as omnivores.
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are considered as omnivores?

Excellent! For the last category of food chain, is - Because we can eat both vegetables and meat.
decomposer. Decomposers is an organism that
primarily feeds on dead organisms or the waste from
living organisms.

D.1 Collaborative Activity

Mechanics: (Food Chain Pyramid)

And for our second trip we have these different

animals and these animals will teach us the concept of
food chain but before that I will give you these
animals and all you need to do is to make a pyramid
and arrange them based on what they eat.

I will give you 3 – minutes to arrange them and if you

are finished your group representative will come in
front and the group who will finish first will have a
prize.
(The pupils will do the activity)
 Food Chain

The feeding relationship among these organisms can

be shown by a food chain. But what is food chain?

-A food chain is a series of organisms in which each

organism feed on another organism and so on.

So let’s see your work as an example of food chain.

Group representative can you explain why did your
group come up with this arrangement of your
pyramid? (Group representative will explain their work about
the food chain pyramid)
Very good! And because of that let’s all give them a
“fiesta clap”.
(The pupils will do the “fiesta clap”)

 Food Web

Let’s proceed on our last destination on this jungle.

So our last destination will be the food web zoo. But
to make the discussion clearly let us first define what
is food web.

- A food web consists of two or more food chains.

A food chain only follows just one path as animals

find food. While a food web shows the many different
paths plants and animals are connected. Therefore a
food web is several food chains connected together.

I have here an example of food web

(The teacher will show and explain the example of

food web)
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Food Web

D.2 Collaborative Activity

Mechanics: (The Food Web Star)

For our last activity we will do the food web star. So

we will make a series of food web using a yarn to
make a star.

All you need to do is first I will give you a picture

about the different animals, and you need to do is to
connect these animals about what they eat and who
they eat using your yarn. Just remember we are doing
the food web so it should have a different or many
paths which plants and animals are connected. I will
give you 5 minutes to connect all the yarn to your
group mates. (The pupils will do about the activity)

Now explain your group work.

E. Generalization (The pupils will explain about their work)

Okay let’s check if you really understand our topic

for today.

Again what are the three categories of food chain?

- Producer
- Consumer
How about the three kinds of consumer? - Decomposer

- Herbivores
- Carnivores
And what is the difference between food chain and - Omnivores
food web?

- A food chain only follows just one path as animals

find food. While a food web shows the many
different paths plants and animals are connected.
Therefore a food web is several food chains
Very good and because you understand what we connected together.
discussed, give yourselves a “firework clap”.

(The pupils will do the “firework clap”)

F. Application
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A. From the organisms below, list down the

producers, consumers and decomposers in their
proper heading.

Earthworm
Grass
Mushroom
Algae
Caterpillar
Lizard
Rice plant
Chicken
Pechay
Bacteria
Worms
Insects

Producers Consumers Decomposers

B. Read the poem. Then illustrate the feeding

relationship among the organism cited in the poem
through a food chain.

A food chain
Up sprang a frog
Where insects were eating leaves
Under a log
Then came a snake
And it swallowed the frog
Then came a hawk
Guess what it got?
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IV. Evaluation

A. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Why do green plants called “producers”?
a. they are plentiful c. they are edible
b. they make food d. they grow fast
2. A chicken ate a worm that ate the leaves of a plant. A snake ate the chicken. What is the chicken called?
a. Main producer c. Primary consumer
b. Secondary consumer d. tertiary consumer
3. How are organic nutrients returned to the non – living environment?
a. Through the action of decomposers c. Through the animals in the ecosystem
b. Through the water cycle d. Through the plants in the ecosystem
4. Which organism in the food chain gets the least energy? Rice mouse snake eagle
a. Rice c. Mouse
b. Snake d. Eagle
5. What does a food chain show?
a. Relationship among plants c. Relationship among living things
b. Relationship among non – living things d. Relationship among animals

B. Complete and arrange each food chain by filling out each box with the name of an organism.
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V. Assignment
What to Do:
1. List at least 10 organisms that live in an ecosystem.
2. Identify each organism as a producer, consumer, or decomposer. If it is a consumer, you can
also specify if it is an herbivore, carnivore or omnivore. Use different resources to research each
organism’s source of food.
3. Present your findings in a table like the one below:

Organism Type/Role Source of Food

Ex. Mangrove Producer Nutrients from the soil, carbon
dioxide.
1.
2.
3.
4
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.