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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Flow of Energy in Ecosystems Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the flow of energy through ecosystems with this study guide.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Food Chains and Food Webs: Food Webs

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Energy must constantly flow through an ecosystem for the system to remain stable. What exactly does this mean? Essentially, it means that organisms must eat other...
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Article
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Energy and Ecosystems Use Some Lose Some

For Students 4th - 5th
Life on Earth is possible because energy flows one way through ecosystems, while matter cycles endlessly. Water and elements, such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, and sulfur are examples of matter that cycles through ecosystems.
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Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Marine Food Webs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson, students learn about marine food webs and pyramids, and how energy flows through a marine ecosystem. They then research a marine organism and its role in a marine food web. The class pools their information to create a...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Flow of Matter in Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students will learn about the cycles of nature (water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) that support the flow of nutrient matter through an...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Ecology Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Through a series of multi-media learning activities, students will assess the dependence of all organisms on one another and the flow of energy and matter within their ecosystems.