The student is expected to describe how the flow of energy derived from
the Sun, used by producers to create their own food, is transferred
through a food chain and food web to consumers and decomposers.
Scholastic StudyJams video:
Other Links to Check Out:
- Ecosystems Games
- Science Kids: Food Chains activity
- ScienceBob: Food Web vs. Food Chain
Vocabulary:
Producer: An organism that
used sunlight to make its own food for energy
Consumer: An organism that
gets energy from eating other organisms
Decomposer: An organism
that gets energy from eating dead organisms, nonliving materials, or waste
Energy: What is needed to
do work or cause change
Sun: A typical star that is
source of light and heat for plants in the solar system
Food Chain: The path of
food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem
Food Web: A connection of
food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem
Predator: An animal that
hunts and feeds on another organism
Nocturnal: Active at night
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