1. Notes: Energy Flow Objective: How does energy flow through an ecosystem?

2. Instructions: Take the page and divide it into 6 equal boxes Take the page and divide it into 6 equal boxes Number the boxes Number the boxes Notes: Energy Flow 12 34 56

3. Title Box 1: What is the Source of all Energy? SSSSunlight is main energy source. AAAAutotrophs (producers): use the sun to make their own food through photosynthesis.

4. Title Box 2: What are Consumers? Heterotrophs: eat other organisms to get energy. Herbivores: plants Carnivores: animals Omnivores: both Decomposer: dead matter

5. Title Box 3: What is the basic flow of energy through an ecosystem? Sun Autotrophs (producers) Heterotrophs (consumers)

6. Title Box 4: What are food chains and webs? Food chain: shows a series of steps of how energy is transferred. Food web: links all food chains in an ecosystem together.

7. Title Box 5: Food chain example: In this box write down a food chain you see. HUMAN PLANKTO N TROUT EAGL E SALAMAND ER SNAKE DRAGONFL Y FRO G MAYFL Y

8. Title Box 6: Energy Flow Summary Exit Ticket: Using your notes from today explain how these three things are related: Sun, autotrophs, heterotroph Answer in 2-3 complete sentences.Answer in 2-3 complete sentences. Number the periods.Number the periods. Highlight/box the 3 wordsHighlight/box the 3 words