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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Energy Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand how energy flows within ecosystems through the use of energy pyramids.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy Pyramids: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce energy pyramids, and show how energy moves from one trophic level to the next. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Energy Pyramids."
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Energy Pyramids in Different Biome Locations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A research activity where students research the various biotic and abiotic factors that combine to make up a biome. The end product will be the creation of a PowerPoint presentation that identifies these factors and the creation of an...
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FT Exploring

Ft Exploring: Energy Pyramid and Food Chains

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated guide to food chains and ecological pyramids will help clarify how energy flows through an ecosystem.
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NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Estuary Food Pyramid

For Students 6th - 8th
Students learn about the feeding relationships in an estuary ecosystem with this interactive energy pyramid activity. A second activity involves research and a video clip to elaborate the learning.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: An Analogy: Biomass Pyramid vs. Energy Pyramid

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what biomass and energy pyramids are and provides a table highlighting their differences.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy Pyramids: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce energy pyramids, and show how energy moves from one trophic level to the next. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Energy Pyramids."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy Pyramids: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce energy pyramids, and show how energy moves from one trophic level to the next. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Energy Pyramids."
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Global Change: The Flow of Energy: Higher Trophic Levels

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson addresses the following questions: What is the efficiency with which energy is converted from trophic level to trophic level? What are the differences between assimilation efficiency, net production efficiency, and ecological...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Flow of Energy

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] When an herbivore eats a plant, the energy in the plant tissues is used by the herbivore. Every time energy is transferred from one organism to another, there is a...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Tropical Rainforest Energy Pyramid and Its Importance

For Students 4th - 7th
Explains the roles of consumers, producers, and detrivores or decomposers and how energy flows through the different levels of the energy pyramid of a tropical rainforest.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Energy Flow Through Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand how organisms acquire energy and how that energy is passed from one organism to another through food webs and their constituent food chains.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Organism Relationships: Food Chains, Webs, Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
Given illustrations, students will analyze the flow of matter and energy in food chains, food webs, and ecological pyramids.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Bermuda Triangle: How Is Energy Transferred Between Organisms?

For Students 5th - 7th
Bermuda is a mysterious place. Meet Scotty and his family and join them on their holiday to learn about energy transfer in ecosystems.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.19 Energy Flow

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn how energy is transferred along a food chain.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Food Chains, Food Webs and Food Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
The following is a tutorial of food chains, food webs and food pyramids.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Energy and Matter in Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners analyze food chains, webs, and pyramids to determine how energy flows and matter cycles through ecosystems.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Ecosystem Energy Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the processes by which energy flows through an ecosystem. Covers the meanings of key vocabulary, e.g., types of producers and consumers, trophic levels, food webs, and the energy pyramid.
Activity
Museum of Science

The Atom's Family: Building a Better Pyramid

For Students 3rd - 8th
Help the Mummy conserve energy inside the pyramid by adding layers of insulation. By using this site you will find out what happens when you add more layers of insulation.
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National Institutes of Health

Nih Curriculum Supplement Series: The Science of Energy Balance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A great resource for teachers to help explain the balance between calorie intake and physical activity. There are many student activities that reinforce the need for physical activity in a healthy life style. Included are a teacher's...
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Tom Richey

Slide Share: Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Read 37 slides on energy flow and the nutrient cycle.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Flow of Energy in Ecosystems Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the flow of energy through ecosystems with this study guide.
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Museum of Science

Miami Museum of Science: The Mummy's Tomb: Building a Better Pyramid

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the effect of insulation as you add it to a pyramid. This simulation shows you how much energy is required to cool the pyramid as you add more layers.
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FT Exploring

Ft Exploring: The Flow of Energy Through Plants and Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the different ecological roles of organisms in the ecosystem, and find out how the energy flows through them.

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