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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Welcome to Dzanga Sangha

For Students 6th - 8th
Connect the dots to investigate three different habitats either the forest, bai or river of the rain forest. By connecting the dots students make a food chain to see how organisms in each habitat depend on each other.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Dive Into Worlds Within the Sea

For Students 6th - 8th
Think and Link to investigate three different ecosystem either the deep sea, coral reef or continental shelf. By connecting the dots students make a food chain to see how organisms in each habitat depend on each other.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Science in Focus: Energy: Energy in Food

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A video workshop examining how the Sun provides energy for all living things beginning with the process of photosynthesis. Presents current scientific thinking about energy transfer through the food chain as well as ways to deal with...
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Marine Ecosystems and Biodiversity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of three lessons where students learn about abiotic factors in marine ecosystems, about marine food chains and biodiversity, and about marine food webs and trophic levels. Includes handouts, website links, and a vocabulary...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Energy Flow Through Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand how organisms acquire energy and how that energy is passed from one organism to another through food webs and their constituent food chains.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Producers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will recognize and understand the role of producers in the food chain within different ecosystems.
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Other

The Learning Partnership: Journey to El Yunque

For Students 6th - 8th
In this set of learning modules, students examine the impact of hurricane weather on the El Yunque rainforest in Puerto Rico. They learn about hurricanes, producers, consumers, and the food chain, and how disruptions in organisms'...
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Handout
NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Upper Crust

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how krill fight for survival as the sea ice melts and the population decreases. Discover how krill relate to our food chain and learn about their development.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Marine Ecosystems and Biodiversity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this unit students explore major marine ecosystems by locating them on maps. Students use marine examples to learn about energy transfer through food chains and food webs and then they discuss how food webs can illustrate the health...
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BBC

Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: The Living World

For Students 3rd - 6th
This landing page includes learning modules on the following topics of: animals, plants, microorganisms, life cycles and reproductions, food chains, habits, humans and the environment, adaptation, inheritance, and evolution.
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Handout
Other

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences: Fitting Algae Into the Food Web

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson that helps students understand food chains and food webs. With the background information, interactive activity, and extensions, students will see the interconnectedness and interdependence of organisms. Activity has students...
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BBC

Bbc Schools: Living Things: Food Chains Quiz

For Students 3rd - 7th
How are animals and plants linked? What is the difference between a producer and consumer? How is a predator different from prey? Take this food chain quiz to find out the answers to these questions and more. Links allow you to convert...
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Curated OER

Geography4 Kids: Biosphere: Food Chains: Herbivore

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Picture of a herbivore, which is a primary consumer in a food chain.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Food Chain

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Food Chain."
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Dive Into Worlds Within the Sea

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about three different marine ecosystems: coral reefs, the continental shelf, and the deep sea. Interactive game included, which will help players chart the interrelationships among organisms that live in each ecosystem.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Differentiated Tiering Food Web and Chains Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Two differentiated tasks about food chains and webs. In the more challenging task, students construct a food web to show the relationship of the animals and plants in a given environment. In the lower level task, students create a food...
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Other

Zephyrus: Food Puzzle Chain

For Students 3rd - 5th
Answer these ten interactive questions about ecological feeding relationships by choosing the correct image that completes each food chain.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems: Food Webs

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on food webs that explains the difference between food webs and food chains, and the relationships that exist between organisms.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Ecosystems in Action [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
In this lesson, 4th graders explore animals and plants that inhabit ecosystems by using movement to deepen the retention of vocabulary. After reviewing the ecosystem players, students will play a call and response game by responding with...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Go With the Energy Flow

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students learn about energy and nutrient flow in various biosphere climates and environments. They learn about herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, food chains and food webs, seeing the interdependence between producers, consumers and...
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Great Salt Lake Food Web

For Students 6th - 8th
Visualize how energy transfer takes place in two linked food chains, and how it demonstrates the interdependence organisms of the Great Salt Lake.
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eBook
Other

Marietta College: Biology: Energy Flow Through the Ecosystem

For Students 9th - 10th
Read to understand how energy and inorganic nutrients flow through a food chain in an ecosystem.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Trophic Levels

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how to identify trophic levels in a food chain or food web.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Energy and Matter in Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners analyze food chains, webs, and pyramids to determine how energy flows and matter cycles through ecosystems.

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