Activity Overview
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to construct a model that describes the cycling of matter and flow of energy in an ecosystem.
Objectives
- Students will construct a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among organisms in an ecosystem.
- Students will identify ecological relationships among producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food web.
Vocabulary
- producer
- primary consumer
- secondary consumer
- tertiary consumer
- decomposer
- food web
- ecosystem
About the Lesson
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to construct a model that describes the cycling of matter and flow of energy in an ecosystem.
As a result, students will…
- Construct a foodweb to describe the flow of energy through an aquatic ecosystem.
- Identify and describe the relationships among organisms that allow for the transfer of energy in an ecosystem.
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