Wednesday 4/26 - ER 2.4 - Elorde Tuliao | Library

ER 2.4: Claims and Evidence About Energy
Objective: KWBAT use evidence from the unit simulation to choose and justify between two competing claims.

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What materials do all plants (and producers) need in order to make their food?

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What do we call the chemical reaction when producers make their own food?

Use the food chain model to answer the following questions:

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Fill out the boxes to create a food chain from the food web above:

cactus →    ________________    →    ___________    →    _________  

How does a tarantula get the molecules that it needs for energy and to build its body? Fill out the evidence statement below:

Sentence starter:
On the food web above it shows that the tarantula gets its food molecules from __________________________.

Use the food web model and the vocabulary words below to answer the following questions:


Producer -  any organism that makes its own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
Consumer - any organism that eats other organisms for food
Herbivore - animal that eats plants, algae, or plankton
Carnivore - animal that eats other animals
Omnivore - animal that eats both plants and animals

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What organism is the PRODUCER in this food web?

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The trout gives energy to which 2 organisms?

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The salamander gets energy from which 2 organisms?

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The eagle is a(n) ______________

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The dragonfly is a(n) __________

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The trout is a(n) ______________

Revising a Key Concept About Food Molecules
You have been investigating where plants get their food molecules. We’ve learned they make them by using water, energy from sunlight, and carbon dioxide from the air.
Back in lesson ER 1.5, we gathered evidence about animals needing energy for movement and growth.

Key Point: Animals use some food molecules to release energy for movement and growth.

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Key Point: Animals use some food molecules to release energy for movement and growth.

Is this also true for plants?

Ecosystem Restoration Simulation:
Click on the link 
https://apps.learning.amplify.com/ecosystemrestoration/


You're going to use the sim to answer 2 questions:
1) What do plants use energy for?
2) Where does energy in the ecosystem come from?

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Do plants use some food molecules to release energy for movement and growth.

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What evidence did you find that shows plants use or do not use some food molecules for energy?

Sentence starter:
In the simulation, it shows ________________________________________________________________________

Gathering Evidence About Energy

We know that the food molecules in an ecosystem come from plants. But - Where does energy in an ecosystem come from? We’ll investigate TWO possible claims and look for evidence in the Simulation.

Where does energy in an ecosystem come from?

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Which claim do you think is correct, claim 1 or claim 2?

Open the simulation.
https://apps.learning.amplify.com/ecosystemrestoration/
Then, press play and observe where energy comes from for each organism.
HINT: It will be easier to trace the energy by turning energy on and matter off.
Then, answer the questions below.

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For each organism below, choose where you think it gets its energy.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
sun		The wolf gets energy from the ____________
rabbit		The rabbit gets energy from the ____________
plant		The plant gets energy from the ____________
dead organisms		The mushroom gets energy from the ____________

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Claim
Trace the path that energy flows in the ecosystem. Where does energy in an ecosystem come from?

Sentence starter:
Energy in an ecosystem comes from the ____________________________

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Evidence
What evidence did you find in the simulation that shows where energy in the ecosystem comes from?

Sentence starter:
In the simulation, it shows ________________________________________________________________________

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Reasoning
Explain where energy in the ecosystem comes from.
- How do plants use energy?
- How does energy flow (move) through the organisms (living things) in the ecosystem?
- Think about how animals get the energy need and use to grow and move.

Sentence starters:
Plants use energy from the to
Energy flows (moves) through the ecosystem when __________________

Wednesday 4/26 - ER 2.4

ER 2.4: Claims and Evidence About Energy

What materials do all plants (and producers) need in order to make their food?

What do we call the chemical reaction when producers make their own food?

The snake gets the food molecules that it needs to grow and thrive by eating ___________

The mouse gets the food molecules that it needs to grow and thrive by eating ___________

The hawk gets the food molecules that it needs to grow and thrive by eating ___________

How does a tarantula get the molecules that it needs for energy and to build its body? Fill out the evidence statement below:

Sentence starter:
On the food web above it shows that the tarantula gets its food molecules from __________________________.

What organism is the PRODUCER in this food web?

The trout gives energy to which 2 organisms?

The salamander gets energy from which 2 organisms?

The eagle is a(n) ______________

The dragonfly is a(n) __________

The trout is a(n) ______________

Revising a Key Concept About Food Molecules

You have been investigating where plants get their food molecules. We’ve learned they make them by using water, energy from sunlight, and carbon dioxide from the air.

Key Point: Animals use some food molecules to release energy for movement and growth.

Is this also true for plants?

Ecosystem Restoration Simulation:

Do plants use some food molecules to release energy for movement and growth.

What evidence did you find that shows plants use or do not use some food molecules for energy?

Sentence starter:
In the simulation, it shows ________________________________________________________________________

Gathering Evidence About Energy

Which claim do you think is correct, claim 1 or claim 2?

For each organism below, choose where you think it gets its energy.

Claim
Trace the path that energy flows in the ecosystem. Where does energy in an ecosystem come from?

Sentence starter:
Energy in an ecosystem comes from the ____________________________

Claim

Evidence
What evidence did you find in the simulation that shows where energy in the ecosystem comes from?

Sentence starter:
In the simulation, it shows ________________________________________________________________________

Evidence

Reasoning

Wednesday 4/26 - ER 2.4

ER 2.4: Claims and Evidence About Energy

What materials do all plants (and producers) need in order to make their food?

What do we call the chemical reaction when producers make their own food?

The snake gets the food molecules that it needs to grow and thrive by eating ___________

The mouse gets the food molecules that it needs to grow and thrive by eating ___________

The hawk gets the food molecules that it needs to grow and thrive by eating ___________

How does a tarantula get the molecules that it needs for energy and to build its body? Fill out the evidence statement below:Sentence starter: On the food web above it shows that the tarantula gets its food molecules from __________________________.

What organism is the PRODUCER in this food web?

The trout gives energy to which 2 organisms?

The salamander gets energy from which 2 organisms?

The eagle is a(n) ______________

The dragonfly is a(n) __________

The trout is a(n) ______________

Revising a Key Concept About Food Molecules

You have been investigating where plants get their food molecules. We’ve learned they make them by using water, energy from sunlight, and carbon dioxide from the air.

Key Point: Animals use some food molecules to release energy for movement and growth.Is this also true for plants?

Ecosystem Restoration Simulation:

Do plants use some food molecules to release energy for movement and growth.

What evidence did you find that shows plants use or do not use some food molecules for energy?Sentence starter:In the simulation, it shows ________________________________________________________________________

Gathering Evidence About Energy

Which claim do you think is correct, claim 1 or claim 2?

For each organism below, choose where you think it gets its energy.

ClaimTrace the path that energy flows in the ecosystem. Where does energy in an ecosystem come from?Sentence starter:Energy in an ecosystem comes from the ____________________________

Claim

EvidenceWhat evidence did you find in the simulation that shows where energy in the ecosystem comes from?Sentence starter:In the simulation, it shows ________________________________________________________________________

Evidence

Reasoning

How does a tarantula get the molecules that it needs for energy and to build its body? Fill out the evidence statement below:

Sentence starter:
On the food web above it shows that the tarantula gets its food molecules from __________________________.

Key Point: Animals use some food molecules to release energy for movement and growth.

Is this also true for plants?

What evidence did you find that shows plants use or do not use some food molecules for energy?

Sentence starter:
In the simulation, it shows ________________________________________________________________________

Claim
Trace the path that energy flows in the ecosystem. Where does energy in an ecosystem come from?

Sentence starter:
Energy in an ecosystem comes from the ____________________________

Evidence
What evidence did you find in the simulation that shows where energy in the ecosystem comes from?

Sentence starter:
In the simulation, it shows ________________________________________________________________________