ENVS.SCI.7.D
Identify and describe how energy is used, transformed, and conserved as it flows through ecosystems.
Environmental Systems · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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energytransformationconservationecosystemsenergy flow
Skills
- identify (how energy is used in ecosystems) #dok1
- describe (energy transformations in ecosystems) #dok2
- explain (energy conservation as energy flows through ecosystems) #dok2
- analyze (energy flow within an ecosystem) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify how energy is used in an ecosystem. #dok1
- I can describe ways energy is transformed in an ecosystem. #dok2
- I can explain how energy is conserved as it flows through ecosystems. #dok2
- I can analyze how energy flows between producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Energy flows through ecosystems by being used, transformed, and conserved within living and nonliving components.
- Understanding how energy moves and changes form in ecosystems is essential for explaining the functioning and stability of natural systems.
Essential Questions
- How is energy used within an ecosystem?
- In what ways is energy transformed as it moves through an ecosystem?
- How is energy conserved as it flows through living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem?
- What are the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in the flow of energy within an ecosystem?
- Why is it important to understand energy flow in ecosystems?