Circle of Life
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) addressed:
5-PS3-1. Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
5-LS1-1. Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
5-LS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
5-PS3-1. Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
5-LS1-1. Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
5-LS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Fifth Grade Ecosystems Webquest
Key Concepts and Internet Links for Circle of Life
People and animals need food.
Sortify Nutrition
Plants make their own food from water and air.
Reach for the Sun
Study Jams Photosynthesis
Oxygenator
Photosynthesis simulator
Quiz yourself
Magic School Bus Photosynthesis
Food chains and webs show the transfer of energy.
Food Fight
Food Chains Brain Pop Video (no subscription)
Study Jams Food Chains
Study Jams Food Webs
Online Learning Exchange Food Webs
Food Chains and Webs Interactivity
What is an ecosystem?
Study Jams Biomes
What is a ecosystem
Matter also flows through ecosystems.
Study Jams Nitrogen Cycle
Study Jams Water Cycle
Decomposers’ Page
NatureWorks: Decomposers
Key Concepts and Internet Links for Circle of Life
People and animals need food.
- Food gives people and animals energy. 5-PS3-1
- People and animals use energy from food to grow, heal wounds, stay warm, and move. 5-PS3-1
Sortify Nutrition
Plants make their own food from water and air.
- Plants capture the sun’s energy. 5-PS3-1
- Plants use energy from the sun to combine air and water into the materials they need to grow. 5-PS3-1, 5-LS1-1
Reach for the Sun
Study Jams Photosynthesis
Oxygenator
Photosynthesis simulator
Quiz yourself
Magic School Bus Photosynthesis
Food chains and webs show the transfer of energy.
- Food energy comes from sun. 5-PS3-1
- All food comes from plants. 5-PS3-1, 5-LS2-1
- Some animals eat plants. 5-PS3-1, 5-LS2-1
- Some animals eat animals that eat plants. 5-PS3-1, 5-LS2-1
- Living things are called organisms. 5-LS2-1
- A food web shows how organisms are related by what they eat. 5-LS2-1
Food Fight
Food Chains Brain Pop Video (no subscription)
Study Jams Food Chains
Study Jams Food Webs
Online Learning Exchange Food Webs
Food Chains and Webs Interactivity
What is an ecosystem?
- Organisms can only survive in places where their needs are met. 5-LS2-1
- An ecosystem is all the living things in an area and how they interact with each other and their environment. 5-LS2-1
- In a healthy ecosystem many different types of organisms can meet their needs. 5-LS2-1
- An organism that is new to an ecosystem can cause problems. 5-LS2-1
Study Jams Biomes
What is a ecosystem
Matter also flows through ecosystems.
- Some organisms, such as fungi and bacteria, break down dead plants and animals. These are called decomposers. 5-LS2-1
- Decomposers recycle some materials back into the soil. 5-LS2-1
- All organisms are part of the cycle of life and death. 5-LS2-1
- Organisms get gases and water from the environment. 5-LS2-1
- Organisms release wastes back into the environment. 5-LS2-1
- Matter moves between organisms and the environment. 5-LS2-1
Study Jams Nitrogen Cycle
Study Jams Water Cycle
Decomposers’ Page
NatureWorks: Decomposers