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5th Grade Science · Next Generation Science Standards · 2013
The Standard
Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Standard Unwrapping
AI-generated as a starting point.Vocabulary
modelmovementmatterplantsanimalsdecomposersenvironment
Skills
- develop (a model to describe scientific processes) #dok3
- describe (the movement of matter among organisms and the environment) #dok2
- explain (interactions between plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can recognize that matter cycles between plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. #dok1
- I can identify plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment as parts of a system that transfers matter. #dok1
- I can describe how matter moves among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. #dok2
- I can illustrate relationships showing the movement of matter in an ecosystem. #dok2
- I can explain how plants, animals, and decomposers contribute to the movement of matter. #dok2
- I can develop a model to show how matter cycles among living and nonliving parts of the environment. #dok3
- I can create a diagram that explains the interactions and transfer of matter in an ecosystem. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Matter cycles continuously among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment in ecosystems.
- Models help us understand and explain how matter moves through living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Essential Questions
- How does matter move among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment?
- Why is it important that matter cycles in an ecosystem?
- How can models help us understand the movement of matter in ecosystems?
- What role do plants, animals, and decomposers play in cycling matter?
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