Energy Pyramids and Food Webs | CEEE
In this lesson, students identify the sun as the source of energy and understand how energy flows through an ecosystem.
Energy Pyramids and Food Webs In this lesson, students identify the sun as the source of energy and understand how energy flows through an ecosystem. Context for Use Project EXTREMES lessons were intended to be stand alone lessons. Cows grazing. Credit: d baron Program Project EXTREMES Resource Type Lesson Topics Atmospheric Science Energy Balance Ecosystem Earth's Systems Middle School NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s) LS2B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems Published Date January 1, 2010 Funding Information Energy Pyramids and Food Webs Funding Information × This project is funded by the National Science Foundation under Award Number DGE – 0742544 . Close Goals Header What Students Will Do Students know and understand how living things interact with each other and their environment. Explain how and energy flows through ecosystems and describe the significance of photosynthesis and respiration in this process. Analyze the implications of interactions among organisms, populations, and their environment. Compare and contrast food webs within and between different ecosystems. Infer the number of organisms or amount of energy available at each level of an energy pyramid. Materials User note: To make an editable copy of the teaching materials in Google Drive, select File > "Make a copy". This will make a copy for you to save to your own drive and edit as you see fit. Energy Pyramids and Food Webs Teacher Guide File Energy Pyramids and Food Webs Teacher Guide.pdf Energy Pyramids and Food Webs Teacher Guide (Google doc) Description Part 1 – Engage (10 minutes) Ecosystem Interactions and Energy Pyramids Introduce the concepts of ecology and ecosystems, develop a focus on energy transfers, and explain how energy flows in a pyramid. Part 2 – Explore and Explain (20 minutes) Food Webs Discuss food webs by having the students draw their own webs using arrows to demonstrate energy flow, then move onto food web construction using string in smaller groups; finish this activity with a disturbance example. Similar Resources Photosynthesis, Respiration, and the Short-Term Carbon Cycle Exploring the Arctic Activity 1 What do we already know, or think we know, about climate & Antarctica? Lesson 1 Do you really want to visit the Arctic? Activity 2 Exploring Arctic Climate Data Activity 3 Antarctic Life & Albedo Lesson 3 What Impact do Increasing Greenhouse Gases Have? High School Lesson 6