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Activity
Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science bob.com: Food Web and Food Chains

For Students 4th - 8th
The difference between food chains and food webs is explained.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Consumers and Decomposers

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Producers make their own food through photosynthesis. But many organisms are not producers and cannot make their own food, but must get their energy from other...
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Handout
FT Exploring

Ft Exploring: The Flow of Energy Through Plants and Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the different ecological roles of organisms in the ecosystem, and find out how the energy flows through them.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Flow of Energy in Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how energy is transferred from one organism to another.
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Energy Flow in an Ecosystem

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students learn about Abiotic and Biotic Factors and how they affect the ecosystem in which an animal might live in.
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Other

Rutgers Marine & Coastal Sciences: Cool Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
Students and teachers can explore the work of marine scientists and observe the ocean from their computers. Learn about Rutgers Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratory, discover why oceanography is important, and see what life is like in...
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Biodomes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the biosphere's environments and ecosystems, learning along the way about the plants, animals, resources and natural cycles of our planet. Over the course of lessons 2-6, students use their growing understanding of...
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Flow of Energy in Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will understand and describe food chains and food webs, and explain how energy is transferred between their trophic levels.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: What Animals Eat

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] To show the dependence of animals on the plant world, these flipchart pages contain examples of food chains and food webs, as well as other information about animals and habitats.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Decomposers in the Ocean: Role and Examples

For Students 4th - 6th
Describes five different types of decomposers that feed on decaying organic matter in the oceans and that are at the bottom of the ocean food chain.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Understanding the Process of Biological Magnification

For Students 9th - 10th
Biological magnification is the term used to described the increasing accumulation of substances in organisms as one looks at higher trophic levels in a food chain. When that substance is a toxin, such as a heavy metal or a pesticide,...
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Activity
Planet Pals

Planet Pals: Producers

For Students 2nd - 6th
This colorful site examines the food chain and delves into an explanation of what producers are and where they fit in an overall ecosystem.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Creepy Critters

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars learn about aquatic life and the importance of a balanced aquatic habitat by collecting micro- and macro-organisms. By the end of the lesson, they will be able to identify and develop a pond food web.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Producers and Consumers: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will review the difference between producers and consumers, and show how both play important roles in a food web. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Producers and Consumers."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Producers and Consumers: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will review the difference between producers and consumers, and show how both play important roles in a food web. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Producers and Consumers."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Producers and Consumers: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will review the difference between producers and consumers, and show how both play important roles in a food web. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Producers and Consumers."
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Habitats

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A 2nd grade unit on animal environments and habitats. Include web links for information on different land and water habitats, as well as a lesson on food chains.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Autotrophs vs. Heterotrophs: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will review the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs, and show how both play important roles in a food web. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Autotrophs vs. Heterotrophs."
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Handout
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Ecosystem Energy Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the processes by which energy flows through an ecosystem. Covers the meanings of key vocabulary, e.g., types of producers and consumers, trophic levels, food webs, and the energy pyramid.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is an Ecosystem?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learn about ecosystems, how they work, codependency, and food chains.
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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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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Consumers and Decomposers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Based upon the way organisms acquire their energy students will understand how to group them as consumers, decomposers or producers.
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Unit Plan
Other

Kidwings: Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection

For Students 4th - 8th
A complete lesson on owl pellets. Students can read information, watch a tutorial, and use their computer mouse to complete a dissection simulation right there on the screen.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
This module offers an in depth study of the fundamental components of ecosystems. Activities include mini-lessons with videos and student assignments.

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