Go to the Ecosystem Restoraton Simulation by clicking this link: https://apps.learning.amplify.com/ecosystemrestoration/
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Click on an object to add or remove it from the ecosystem.

Remove the sun. What did you observe?
Remove the water. What did you observe?
Remove the carbon dioxide. What did you observe?
Remove the plant. What did you observe?
Where do food matter/molecules in an ecosystem come from?
Sentence starter: Food matter in an ecosystem come from ______________
From the simulation, what do plants need to live / survive?
Sentence starter: Plants need ______________, ______________, and ______________ to live / survive.
Matter is the stuff that everything is made of, and that stuff takes up space (volume) and has mass (weight). So, to see whether or not something is matter is to see whether it takes up space (volume) AND has mass (weight).
In order to figure out if water, air, and light are made of matter we need to see if they take up space. We’ll do this by trying to put water, air, and light into a balloon.
Filling a Balloon with Water

Is water made of matter? Does water have volume (takes up space) AND mass (weight)?
Filling a Balloon with Air

Is air made of matter? Does air have volume (takes up space) AND mass (weight)?
Filling a Balloon with Light

Is light made of matter? Does water have volume (takes up space) AND mass (weight)?