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Energy Flow in an Ecosystem PPTEnergy Flow in an Ecosystem PPT
Publisher
Biology Junction
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
30 mins
Number of Slides
25
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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

Additional Tags

science

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

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4

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