ENERGY FL

OW IN

ECOSYSTE

MS

10

. 3

STANDARD

S 6.5a Students know the number and types of organisms an ecosystem can support depends on the resources available.

LANGUAGE OF THE DISCIPLINE

Producer

Consumer

Herbivore

Carnivore

Omnivore

Scavenger

Decomposer

Food chain

Food web

Energy pyramid

ANTICIPATORY SET

Dinner Time

List the different types of foods you ate for dinner last night

Under each item, write the name of the plant, animal, or other organism. Some foods have more than one source.

* Mac and Cheese: flour (plant) and cheese (animal)

ENERGY ROLES (INPUT)

Producers

Consumers

Decomposers

FOOD CHAINS AND FOOD WEBS

Food Chains

Food Webs

ENERGY PYRAMIDS

Energy flow in Ecosystems

Scavengers

Decomposers

MODELING

You will be a role in the food web

Hold piece of yarn and connect it to the other organism to which you are linked

Now a organism will be eliminated so drop the yarn

How many organisms were affected by the disconnect?

What does this activity show about the importance of each organism.

CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING

What is a food chain?

What is a food web?

What does an energy pyramid show?

GUIDED PRACTICE/INDEPENDENT PRACTICEGuided Practice: page 202 # 1-10

Stop!! Get a stamp!

Independent Practice: page 204 # 11-16