National Geographic Science - Spanish Sampler - Grade K
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LESSON PLANNER CHapter 3 How Does Energy Move in an Ecosystem? LESSON PACING 20 minutes 1 Investigate Producers and Consumers pages T101e–T101h Objectives Investigate through Directed Inquiry (answer a question; make and compare observations; collect and record data and observations; generate explanations and conclusions based on evidence; share findings; ask questions based on observations to increase understanding). Describe the role of producers in the transformation of energy as sunlight changes to chemical energy through photosynthesis. Science Inquiry and Writing Book pages 30–33 Explain how almost all kinds of animal food can be traced back to plants. Distinguish between producers, such as plants that use sunlight to make their own food, and consumers, such as animals that consume energy-rich food. Collect quantitative and qualitative information, record it in charts or diagrams, and use it as support for reasonable explanations. 2 Big Idea Question and Vocabulary pages T102–T103— T104–T105 35 minutes Recognize that all living things need energy to survive. Recognize that plants (producers) make their own food and that animals (consumers) must eat other plants and animals. Producers and Consumers pages T106–T109 Recognize almost all food eaten by animals can be traced back to green plants. Describe the process of photosynthesis. Recognize the role of producers in bringing energy into an ecosystem through photosynthesis. 3 Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores pages T110–T113 25 minutes Recognize that herbivores get energy from eating plants. Recognize that carnivores get energy from eating animals. Recognize that omnivores get energy from eating both plants and animals. 4 Decomposers pages T114–T115 20 minutes Recognize that decomposers get energy by consuming dead and decaying plant and animal matter. 5 Food Chains and Food Webs pages T116–T119 25 minutes Recognize that a food chain is a process by which energy flows from one living thing to another. Explain a food web is a process that combines many food chains to show how energy moves through an ecosystem and how organisms depend on one another for survival. Deep Sea Vents: 6 Edge pages T120–T121 Living on the T101a 20 minutes Explain that some producers make food without sunlight.