ENERGY FLOW IN ECOSYSTEMS 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 PRACTICE Guided Practice: page 202 # 1-10 Stop!! Get a stamp! Independent Practice: page 204 # 11-16