Food Web Criteria

A Food web is made up of many food chains.

Steps to follow and include:

Goal: Demonstrate all organisms (graphically) in terms of their roles as part of an interconnected food web

• Choose at least three different producers to use in your web
• Add a minimum 12 consumers to use at different levels in the web (primary, secondary, higher order)
• Develop several different lengths of chains within the web
• Correctly connect using an arrow, the levels in each chain (arrow points in direction of energy flow)
• Neat and appropriate diagrams and illustrations (magazine or computer graphics are okay)
• Added colour for eye catching poster effect
• Title on top: Who’s Eating Who? (Large, clear lettering – stands out)
• All illustrations are labeled (Name of organism) - neatly and spelling is correct
• All organisms come from the same Ecosystem (ex. all desert animals, tropical, etc)
• Appropriate planning, make use of the entire area (space), lines for chains are clear to follow

5- Completed in an excellent and outstanding way. Great understanding!

4- A very good job, missing some areas of the criteria missing or not completed fully.

3- Satisfactory/Good – some key elements of the criteria are missing or not fully completed

2- Needs improvement – several elements of criteria are missing or not complete

1- Not completed / incomplete (redo)