Year 2 – Exploring food chains and eco systems.

 In Year 2, we recently delved into the world of food chains using a unique medium: collage art. As part of our unit, “How the World Works,” where we learned that living things rely on each other for survival, we embarked on a creative journey to visually represent this concept.

Using scissors, glue, and lots of imagination, we created collages that depicted food chains in action. Each collage started with an animal at the top of the food chain, represented by a picture on the paper. This animal had its mouth open, ready to devour its prey. 

Inside the mouth of this predator, we placed the animal it eats, symbolizing the transfer of energy from one organism to another. Finally, at the core of our collage, we included the producer of the food chain, such as a plant or algae, signifying the beginning of the beginning of the energy flow.

Working on these collages was not only fun but also educational. We learned how energy moves through ecosystems and the importance of each organism in maintaining balance. Through our collages, we gained a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of all living things and our role in preserving the delicate harmony of nature.

In conclusion, our collage art project was a creative way to explore the complex concept of food chains. It allowed us to visualize and understand the relationships between organisms in ecosystems, reinforcing the central idea of our unit: that living things depend on each other for survival.