August-June
Getting food is vital to survival. Students will learn how animals and plants fit into nature’s food web. Come explore Greenacres to find examples of producers, consumers and decomposers.
Ohio Science Standards:
- LS Grade 5: Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem.
- LS Grade 5: All of the processes that take place within organisms require energy.
NGSS Standards:
- 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-LS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment
Vocabulary:
ecosystem, niche, herbivore, omnivore, carnivore, decomposers, food web
Video Introduction: CLICK HERE for a video with a Greenacres educator