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Energy Flow in an Ecosystem

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Every living thing requires a food source, thus the interconnections in ecosystems become complex. Scholars learn about these interconnections in a presentation on energy flow. It starts with the sun and moves through many different types of consumers.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
energy flow, ecosystems, producers, consumers, autotrophs, niche, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, scavengers, decomposers, food chains, food webs, trophic levels, the energy pyramid, the food pyramid
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Additional Tags
science
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Instructional Ideas
  • Have pupils create a food web using local animals
Classroom Considerations
  • Relies on prior knowledge of food as energy
  • Contains some graphic images
Pros
  • Easily aligns with many different curricula
  • Includes examples of three different ecological pyramids
Cons
  • None