3.SCI.12.B
Identify and describe the flow of energy in a food chain and predict how changes in a food chain such as removal of frogs from a pond or bees from a field affect the ecosystem.
Grade 3 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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Skills
- identify (the flow of energy in a food chain) #dok1
- describe (the flow of energy in a food chain) #dok2
- predict (how changes in a food chain affect an ecosystem) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify the flow of energy in a food chain. #dok1
- I can describe how energy moves through a food chain. #dok2
- I can predict how removing an organism, like frogs or bees, affects the ecosystem. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Energy moves through living things in a food chain, connecting all organisms in an ecosystem.
- Changes to a food chain, such as removing an organism, affect the balance and health of an ecosystem.
Essential Questions
- How does energy move from one organism to another in a food chain?
- What happens to an ecosystem when an organism is removed from a food chain?
- Why are all organisms, like frogs and bees, important to the ecosystem?
- How might the removal of one organism impact other living things in the same environment?
- Can you predict the effects of changes in a food chain on a pond or field?