How can I show the movement of energy from the sun all the way to carnivores in an ecosystem for a group of visitors to a national park? How do matter and energy move within an ecosystem? How are organisms connected in an ecosystem? How can you model the interactions between living things in an ecosystem?
Standards: 5-LS2-1 5-PS3-1 5-LS1-1 5-LS2-1
CA Science Center Virtual Field Trip: Grow With the Flow
Fifth graders will explore ecosystems on a virtual field trip to the California Science Center to investigate how matter and energy move through food webs, from sunlight to plants to animals.
Microorganisms are a major component of many processes and cycles.
Plants are the primary source of matter and energy entering most food chains.
Living organisms depend on one another and on their environment for survival.
This unit focuses on decomposers and their role in breaking down matter.