1.identify several animal species native to your local community. research the feeding habits of these species. also look for any information about organisms that may use these animals as a source of food. begin to create a food web showing the feeding relationships between all of the organisms you identify from this first step.

2.use the results from the previous step to widen your search. add more organisms to your food web as you read. in addition, identify each organism according to its role in the food web: producers, consumers (herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores), and decomposers. be sure that you have several representatives of each energy role.