What grade is Food Chain for?

2nd and 3rd grade. It’s a food chains game with 5 levels that move up when your kid is ready.

Which standards does Food Chain cover?

It lines up with NGSS science K-LS1-1 and K-ESS3-1. Standards vary by state, so check with your kid’s teacher for the exact match.

Does my kid need to read to play Food Chain?

No. Every question is read aloud, so kids who are still learning to read can play on their own.

How long is a round of Food Chain?

About 10 questions, a few minutes. Nine right on the first try and the next round is a level harder; a tough round steps back one.

It comes with every plan, from $7.99 a month, with a 7-day free trial. Number Garden and Gator Compare are free.

Science · Living things

Food Chain: Producers, consumers, decomposers, food chains and webs

At a pond and meadow, kids sort producers, consumers and decomposers, say what an animal eats, build food chains with arrows from food to eater, read a food web and follow the energy.

Grades2nd grade, 3rd grade
Levels5, from “Who makes food?” to “Energy”
A roundAbout 10 questions, a few minutes
PriceWith any plan, from $7.99 a month

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How Food Chain works

Questions are read aloud, so kids who are still learning to read can play on their own.
A wrong answer shows why, with the picture or the steps, and then they try again.
Nine right on the first try and the next round is a level harder. A tough round steps back one.
Each game they play builds a spot in their own valley, and stars go in their sticker book.

The 5 levels

Who makes food?
What does it eat?
Build a chain
Food web
Energy

What it lines up with in school

Next Generation Science Standards. Standards vary by state, so check with your kid’s teacher.

K-LS1-1: Find patterns in what plants and animals need to survive.
K-ESS3-1: Show how plants and animals' needs relate to where they live.

Practice it at home

Trace your dinner back to the sun: the chicken ate grain, and the grain grew from sunlight.
Look under a log or in a compost pile for decomposers like worms and beetles.

Questions about Food Chain

What grade is Food Chain for?: 2nd and 3rd grade. It’s a food chains game with 5 levels that move up when your kid is ready.
Which standards does Food Chain cover?: It lines up with NGSS science K-LS1-1 and K-ESS3-1. Standards vary by state, so check with your kid’s teacher for the exact match.
Does my kid need to read to play Food Chain?: No. Every question is read aloud, so kids who are still learning to read can play on their own.
How long is a round of Food Chain?: About 10 questions, a few minutes. Nine right on the first try and the next round is a level harder; a tough round steps back one.
Is Food Chain free?: It comes with every plan, from $7.99 a month, with a 7-day free trial. Number Garden and Gator Compare are free.

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