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Curated OER

Which One Matters?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners study the balance necessary to maintain ecosystems and how changing that balance can impact the ecosystem. They identify and discuss the need for balance in any ecosystem and discuss how greenhouse gases impact ecosystems.
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Curated OER

Predators and Prey

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explain how the food chain works. They contrast predators with prey and describe their function in nature. Students discuss how the food chain aids in keeping nature balanced. In small groups, they play a game that simulates the...
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Curated OER

It's Sugar Time!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine how good health depends upon many things, including heredity, lifestyle, personality traits, mental health, attitudes, and the environment.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ecology and the Conservation of Natural Resources Lesson 2

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compare and contrast abiotic and biotic factors. They discuss how these factors effect ecosystems. They answer questions to complete the lesson.
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Curated OER

Depression Nutrition Plan

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students plan meals for a day based on their own caloric needs, make a shopping list, and "shop" on line.  In this Great Depression nutrition plan lesson, students calculate their caloric needs and plan meals before "shopping" for their...
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Curated OER

Symbols and Signs

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students draw lines and symbols to express emotions much like the work of Keith Haring. In this drawing lesson plan, students use markers, boards, newsprint, scissors, and more.
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Curated OER

Who Can Harvest A Walleye?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the concept of how an ecosystem is put together while conducting research using a variety of resources. They correctly differentiate between a herbivore and carnivore by placing them in the order of hierarchy...
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Curated OER

Changing unhealthy eating habits

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the elements of a balanced diet, then compile a daily diet and exercise log to assess their lifestyles and improve them if applicable. They recognize and explain the importance of proper nutrition practices.
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Curated OER

Nutritionist for Hire

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders role play that they are nutritionists devising a healthy dietary plan that focuses on the client's needs.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Balanced Meals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the importance of eating a balanced meal. They observe a video of people suffering from malnutrition, eating disorders, and obesity. They plan a balanced lunch menu for a week.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Goobers. Goobers? Goobers!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils begin the lesson by noting the many ways in which to use peanuts. In groups, they use the internet to research the work of George Washington Carver. They discover the allergies and nutritional information of the peanut and examine...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Energy Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand how energy flows within ecosystems through the use of energy pyramids.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy Pyramids: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce energy pyramids, and show how energy moves from one trophic level to the next. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Energy Pyramids."
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Energy Pyramids in Different Biome Locations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A research activity where students research the various biotic and abiotic factors that combine to make up a biome. The end product will be the creation of a PowerPoint presentation that identifies these factors and the creation of an...
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Handout
FT Exploring

Ft Exploring: Energy Pyramid and Food Chains

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated guide to food chains and ecological pyramids will help clarify how energy flows through an ecosystem.
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Unit Plan
NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Estuary Food Pyramid

For Students 6th - 8th
Students learn about the feeding relationships in an estuary ecosystem with this interactive energy pyramid activity. A second activity involves research and a video clip to elaborate the learning.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: An Analogy: Biomass Pyramid vs. Energy Pyramid

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what biomass and energy pyramids are and provides a table highlighting their differences.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy Pyramids: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce energy pyramids, and show how energy moves from one trophic level to the next. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Energy Pyramids."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy Pyramids: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce energy pyramids, and show how energy moves from one trophic level to the next. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Energy Pyramids."
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Unit Plan
University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Global Change: The Flow of Energy: Higher Trophic Levels

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson addresses the following questions: What is the efficiency with which energy is converted from trophic level to trophic level? What are the differences between assimilation efficiency, net production efficiency, and ecological...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Flow of Energy

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] When an herbivore eats a plant, the energy in the plant tissues is used by the herbivore. Every time energy is transferred from one organism to another, there is a...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Tropical Rainforest Energy Pyramid and Its Importance

For Students 4th - 7th
Explains the roles of consumers, producers, and detrivores or decomposers and how energy flows through the different levels of the energy pyramid of a tropical rainforest.
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Unit Plan
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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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Organism Relationships: Food Chains, Webs, Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
Given illustrations, students will analyze the flow of matter and energy in food chains, food webs, and ecological pyramids.

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