Encourage students to build the food chain slowly, initially with only two “eats” arrows, ending in whichever plant “eats” sunlight. If using groups, encourage students to work as a team, while seeing which group can create the cor- rect food chain first. Depending on how many species you may find around your campus, your chains may get long and extend beyond the whiteboard or desks. Additionally, students will likely begin to recognize that several plants and animals have the same diets. Use this realization as an opportunity to discuss food webs. Typically, this level takes 15–20 minutes; however, based on discussion of food webs, it could take up to 30 minutes.
Stacy Craft, M.A. works as an Instructor at TERI, Inc. Country School in San Marcos, California, U.S.A. She completed this project as a part of her graduate work with Project Dragonfly at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in conjunction with San Diego Zoo Global. She would like to thank the Project Dragonfly students and staff who helped with editing her work, and TERI, Inc. students and staff for actively engaging in her lessons, with special thanks to Emily Craft for support throughout this process.
Endnotes:
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2. Cermak, S. A., Curtin, C., & Bandini, L. G. (2010). Food selectivity and sensory sensitivity in children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 110(2), 238–246.
3. Conrad, A. (2016, October 06). Food and Autism: My Child’s Three Favorite Foods. Retrieved from
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4. Kuschner, E. (2018, September 5). What Is It about Autism and Food? Retrieved from
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5. Poon, K.-T., Teng, F., Chow, J. T., & Chen, Z. (2015). Desiring to con- nect to nature: The effect of ostracism on ecological behavior. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 42, 116–122.
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