Nature’s Pantry

K-12 Resource: Video

Learn how producers and consumers are connected in the food chain

  • Grade Level K-5
  • Subject Science, Art
  • Activity Type Video

Assignment

Watch Nature’s Pantry!

List or sketch the plants and animals that Jessie and Jordan meet in the video.

Once you finish, can you draw a food chain model with all of the plants and animals they met?

Vocabulary

Pantry

A pantry is a special cupboard or cabinet in your kitchen where you store food like snacks, cereal, pasta, and canned goods. It's like your own little food storage room at home!

Herbivore

An animal that eats plants. The hare is an herbivore because it eats leaves, veggies, and berries.

Decomposer

Decomposers are like nature’s recycling team! They’re tiny living things, like bacteria and fungi, that break down dead plants and animals into tiny pieces. This helps turn them into nutrients in the soil that plants can use to grow. This keeps the Earth's environment clean and healthy!

Carnivore

An animal that eats other animals. The spider is a carnivore because it eats other creatures.

Scavenger

An animal that eats dead plants or animals. The snail is sometimes a scavenger because it helps clean up the forest by munching on plants, fungus, and rotting food.

Producer

In nature, a producer is a plant or organism that makes its own food. It uses sunlight to create energy through a process called photosynthesis. Plants, like lady’s mantle, are examples of producers because they make their own food by capturing sunlight and growing leaves.

Fungus

Fungus is a type of living thing that’s neither a plant nor an animal. Mushrooms are a common type of fungus! They can be different shapes and colors and sometimes grow in damp or dark places.

Microscopic

Microscopic means something is so tiny you can’t see it with just your eyes. You need a special tool called a microscope to see things that are microscopic, like tiny bugs or cells.

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