Science
Insects & Minibeasts
Conceptual
5–7 yrs
Minibeasts in the food chain
食物链中的小型无脊椎动物
Description
Minibeasts in the food chain: simple garden food chains. A caterpillar eats a leaf, a bird eats the caterpillar. The idea that minibeasts are food for other animals, and that minibeasts eat things too.
Mastery Evidence
- Describe a simple food chain such as leaf → caterpillar → bird
- Explain that minibeasts eat plants or other tiny creatures and are eaten by bigger animals
- Give an example of what a specific minibeast eats, such as caterpillars eating leaves or ladybirds eating aphids
Assessment Prompt
If you asked your child what a caterpillar eats and what eats the caterpillar, could they describe that chain — leaf, caterpillar, bird?
