Matter Cycling in Ecosystems
Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment in an ecosystem
Typical age: 10–11 years
“Can your child explain what happens to a fallen leaf on the forest floor — how tiny organisms break it down and the nutrients go back into the soil to help new plants grow?”
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Needs first
- Ecology VocabularyREQUIRED
Modelling movement of matter through ecosystems requires nutrient cycle and decomposer vocabulary
- Biodiversity
Biodiversity/ecosystems enriched by curriculum matter movement in ecosystems
- Food Chains & Energy TransferREQUIRED
Must understand food chains with producers/predators before modelling matter cycling through ecosystem
- Energy from Food & the Sun
Energy flow from sun through organisms supports understanding matter cycling
- Ocean Ecosystems
Ocean ecosystems parallels curriculum matter movement in ecosystems