Food Webs/Chains

Supplementary Activities:

  • Play the "Deadly Links" game, described in Project Wild, but substitute killer whales, salmon and herring for hawks, grasshoppers and shrews.
  • Food Webs vs. Food Chains - whatĖs the difference? Research and draw examples of each from B.C.Ės waters.
  • "Competing for Food", "Eating and Being Eaten" and "Getting Caught" activities, described in Living in Water.
  • "Estuarine Food Chain" and "Estuarine Food Web" activities, described in Discover Your Estuary.
  • "Summer in the Arctic: Marine Food Web" activity, described in Marine Mammals and Their World.

Recommended Resources:

  • Canadian Wildlife Federation. 1989. Project Wild. Ottawa.
  • National Aquarium in Baltimore. 1997. Living in Water. Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
  • Kistritz, R.U., 1992. Discover Your Estuary. Vancouver: Environment Canada.
  • Vancouver Aquarium. 1998. Marine Mammals and Their World EducatorĖs Guide. Vancouver.
Websites:
Department of Marine Botany, Goteborg University
www.marbot.gu.se/sss/SSSHOME.htm
Provides up-to-date information on phytoplankton and hetrotrophic protisits.

Madison Jason Project www.seagrant.wisc.edu/madisonjason9/
Water, education, kids, teachers, students, wetlands, birds, Great Lakes, artwork, teacher resources, quizzes, and games.

Sea and Sky
www.seasky.org
Explore the splendors of the sea and wonders of the universe through information, images, sounds, links and interactive games.