TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 4: Changes in Ecosystems and Interactions of Organisms with Their Environments
2. Matter and energy flow through an ecosystem
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Concept A: As energy flows through the
ecosystem, all organisms capture a
portion of that energy and transform it to
a form they can use
a. Classify populations of organisms as
producers, consumers, decomposers by
the role they serve in the ecosystem.
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a. Students will create a breakfast cereal for
each group (producers, consumers,
decomposers). The cereal will indicate the
appropriate title, ingredients, and nutrition
facts related to the specific organism. (1.6;
1.8)
a. Students classify pictures of organisms into
groups of producers, consumers, and
decomposers.
b. Differentiate between the three types of
consumers (herbivore, carnivore,
omnivore).
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b. Students will create circuit board matching
game showing drawings of modern Missouri
animals which are marked to photos of fossil
impressions. (1.2; 2.1, 2.4, 2.5)
b. Students will create a lunch bag puppet of a
consumer (herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore)
and write a one-minute play in which the
consumer describes its favorite meal.
c. Categorize organisms as predator or
prey in a given ecosystem.
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c. Students will choose a specific predator or
prey, and play game of “guess the animal.”
Clues are revealed to help the class guess
whether the animal is a predator or prey, and
the animal’s name. (1.2)
c. Informal assessment.
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