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Energy Flow Activity 4: Food Chains Rummy (Grades 2-5)

Grade Level Grades K-5
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Next Generation Science Standards

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Students synthesize their understanding of energy flow and trophic relationships through “Food Chains Rummy,” a modified version of the classic card game using Species Cards. 

  • Students will build food chains that represent energy flow
  • Students will discuss the interconnectedness of organisms
  • Students will explore the roles of organisms in ecosystems

Lessons in this unit:

  • Energy Flow Activity 1: Predators and Prey
  • Energy Flow Activity 2: Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
  • Energy Flow Activity 3: Building Food Chains
  • Energy Flow Activity 4: Food Chains Rummy

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2-5_EnergyFlow4_FoodChainsRummy.pdf

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February 13, 2020
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Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
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.

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mccarryj_1740019
September 23, 2019