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HS-LS1-5: Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into
HS-LS1-6: Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for how carbon,
hydrogen, and oxygen from sugar molecules may combine with other elements to form
whereby the bonds of food molecules and oxygen molecules are broken and the bonds
HS-LS2-3: Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for the cycling of
anaerobic conditions.
HS-LS2-4: Use a mathematical representation to support claims for the cycling of matter
and geosphere.
Outcome:
In this unit, students will learn how matter and energy flow throughout organisms
and ecosystems. At the end of the unit, they will successfully be able to answer
questions such as, How do organisms obtain the energy they need in order to live and
grow and How do matter and energy cycle in ecosystems? Students will be exposed
to the concepts of trophic levels, food webs, photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
Flow of Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems Length: 20 Days
They will also create supporting evidence to explain the relationships between
these explanations. Students will understand how organisms interact with each other
and their physical environment, obtain resources, change their environment, and and
how these changes affect both organisms and ecosystems. Lastly, students will use the
cross-cutting concepts of matter, energy, and systems to create their own self-sustaining
ecosystem.
Objectives:
-Students will understand that living organisms play a role in the ecosystem for the
Essential Questions:
-How do matter and energy cycle through different organisms and ecosystems?
-How do the process of photosynthesis and respiration cycle matter and energy through
different organisms?
-How much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next?
Flow of Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems Length: 20 Days
stay alive. Students must be able to follow direct instructions to successfully perform
Performance Task:
Students will build a closed ecosystem that will include producers, consumers,
and decomposers in a plastic bottle. The closed system will remain for 30 days. During
this period, students will record their observations and explain how energy and nutrients
are cycled and sustained in their closed ecosystem. Afterwards, students will create a
diagram to explain how matter and energy cycle throughout producers, consumers, and
decomposers.
Grading Rubric:
Additional Resources:
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/ecology/intro-to-ecosystems/a/what-is-
an-ecosystem
https://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/unit/text.php?unit=4&secNum=1
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/photosynthesis-in-plants
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/cellular-respiration-and-fermentation