Science - Biology
Lesson Plans

Standard 1

Students will understand that living organisms interact with one another and their environment.

• Circle of Life
  Everything that organisms do in ecosystems--running, breathing, burrowing, growing--requires energy. Of all the factors that influence how an ecosystem functions, none is more important than the flow of energy. Where do organisms get their energy? How does this energy move within an ecosystem? Why are food chains rarely longer than three or four links? What is the difference between food webs and food chains?
• Utah's Amazing Ecosystems
  Students will learn about ecosystems by researching different areas in Utah.
• What Goes Around Comes Around!
  The paths of water, carbon, and nitrogen are cyclic. In this lesson students will model the cycles of matter by creating an ecosystem in a jar. They will also give research-based oral presentations on the carbon, water, and nitrogen cycles.

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