Energy Flow in Food Webs

6th GradeScience50 min

Learning Objective

I can describe how energy flows and matter cycles through a food web.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

Guided Notes

10 min

Key concepts students will learn:

  • A food web shows how matter and energy flow in an ecosystem.

  • Producers, like plants, use energy from the Sun to create their own food, while consumers obtain energy by eating other organisms.

  • Decomposers break down dead organisms and waste, recycling matter back into the ecosystem.

Practice

15 min

12 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Describe how energy and matter move through the food web shown in the video. Be sure to include the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers.

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