Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

Lesson Overview

The students will demonstrate an understanding of how the characteristics and changes of environments and habitats affect the diversity of organisms. They will be able to develop and use a food chain model to classify organisms as producers, consumers, and decomposers.

Duration

1-2 hours

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1:1 Lesson

Essential Question

What is the first link in all food chains? Why do you think that is?
What is an example of a food chain that you have witnessed in your day to day life?

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‘Who Eats What’ by: Patricia Lauber
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPZI2M1fDi8
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Standards

Life Science: Environments and Habitats
- 3.L.5 The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the characteristics and changes in environments and habitats affect the diversity of organisms.
  - 3.L.5A The characteristics of an environment (including physical characteristics, temperature, availability of resources, or the kinds and numbers of organisms present) influence the diversity of organisms that live there. Organisms can survive only in...
    - 3.L.5A.2 Develop and use a food chain model to classify organisms as producers, consumers, and decomposers and to describe how organisms obtain energy.

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