Homecoming 2012Class Rotations: 4 Blocks

• Activity: 8:00-8:57• 1st Block: 9:00-9:53• 2nd Block: 9:56-10:49• 3rd Block: 10:52-11:45• 4th Block: 11:48-12:45• Rotation: Math Language Arts Science Social Studies Math…

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Bell Ringer• What biome

do you think these animals are adapted to live in?• Why?

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Intro to Food Chains!!!

Objective

• By the end of the day, Achievers on the ROAD to college will be able to identify producers, consumers and decomposers in a food chain.• Achievers on the ROAD to college will

also be able to answer our question of the day!

Question of the Day!

• How is an organism’s survival dependent on other organisms?

It’s tough to be an organism!

• They have to survive the freezing cold tundra and the burning hot desert.• But don’t forget why they use

camouflage and mimicry – they have to avoid being eaten by other organisms!!

Think for a minute…

• About what you ate last night• Your diet was part of a food

chain, with you at the end of that food chain.

The Food Chain• The food chain has 4 basic parts:

- The sun- Producers- Consumers- Decomposers

• Each of the organisms in a biome fills the energy role of (1)producer, (2)consumer or (3)decomposer–“Energy role” basically means

where it gets its food from!

The Food Chain• The food chain has 4 basic parts:

- The sun- Producers- Consumers- Decomposers

The Sun

• Provides energy for everything in the world

The Food Chain• The food chain has 4 basic parts:

- The sun- Producers- Consumers- Decomposers

Producers

•An organism that can make its own food is a (4)producer–plants!–Remember photosynthesis?

Producers

• Plants- make their own food through the process of photosynthesis

• Contain the most energy that’s why veggies are so good for you to eat!!!!

ROAD check

• Which of the following is an example of a producer?

A. ElephantB. FlowerC. DogD. Cat

ROAD check

• Which of the following is an example of a producer?

A. ElephantB. FlowerC. DogD. Cat

ROAD check

•Where do plants get the energy they need to grow?

ROAD check

•Where do plants get the energy they need to grow?

From the sun!

The Food Chain• The food chain has 4 basic parts:

- The sun- Producers- Consumers- Decomposers

Consumers

• Other organisms cannot make their own food. They depend on producers for food and energy.• An organism that obtains energy

by feeding on other organisms is a (5)consumer

There are 3 types of consumers

•One eats only plants•One eats only meats•One eats both plants and meat!

• Organisms that eat only plants are called (6) herbivores• Herbivores eat PRODUCERS

• Consumers that eat only animals are called (7) carnivores

• A consumer that eats both plants and animals is called an (8) omnivore

ROAD check

•What type of consumer are YOU?

ROAD check

•What type of consumer are YOU?

Omnivore

ROAD checkwhat am i??

ROAD checkwhat am i?? Carnivore

ROAD checkwhat am i??

ROAD checkwhat am i?? Herbivore

ROAD checkwhat am i?

Eats nuts, fruits and bugs

ROAD checkwhat am i? Omnivore

Eats nuts, fruits and bugs

The Food Chain• The food chain has 4 basic parts:

- The sun- Producers- Consumers- Decomposers

• Organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms and return the nutrients to the environment are called (9) decomposers

Flashback!

• We talked about how trees in the deciduous forest shed their leaves, they fall on the forest floor and are broken down into nutrients by decomposers, and the nutrients stay in the ground making it very rich.

• Those DECOMPOSERS are what we’re talking about!

ROAD checkwho am i?

ROAD checkwho am i? Producer

ROAD checkwho am i?

ROAD checkwho am i? Carnivore

ROAD checkwho am i?

ROAD checkwho am i? herbivore

ROAD checkwho am i?

ROAD checkwho am i? decomposer

ROAD check

CheetahEats antelope, zebras, and

Water buffalo

ROAD check

CheetahEats antelope, zebras, and Water

buffalocarnivore

ROAD check

Daisy flower

ROAD check

Daisy flowerproducer

ROAD check

Brown bearsEat berries, fish

ROAD check

Brown bearsEat berries, fish

omnivores

ROAD check

Chimpanzees Eat ripe fruits and insects

ROAD check

Chimpanzees Eat ripe fruits and insects

herbivores

ROAD check

Algae

ROAD check

Algaeproducer

ROAD check

Great White SharkFish and sea turtles

ROAD check

Great White SharkFish and sea turtles

carnivore

Food Chains

• A (10)food chain shows a series of energy exchanges in which one organism feeds on another and gets energy.

ROAD check

•What do you think the first level in every food chain will be?• Hint: What organism gets its

energy directly from the sun?

Food Chains

• The first organism in a food chain is always a (11)producer• The second organism (1st level

consumer) eats the producer• The 2nd level consumer (12)eats the

1st level consumer

Food Chains

• The arrow is pointing toward the (13)STRONGER animal that is doing the eating

ROAD check

•Who is the producer in this food chain?

ROAD check

•Who is the producer in this food chain?• leaves

ROAD check•Who are the

consumers in this food chain?• Slug, frog,

heron

ROAD check• Do the arrows

point to the eaten or the eating?• The arrows point

to the organism that is eating

ROAD check• Who is the

heron eating?• The frog!

ROAD check• Who is the “Top

Dog” in this food chain?

• The heron of course because it is the last organism.

• Energy flows from the sun and ends up in the heron.

ROAD check• Where would you find

fungi in this food chain?

• Hint: fungi are decomposers!

• After the heron because once the heron dies, the fungi will decompose the dead heron.

Independent Practice

Create your own Food Chain• Must have 4+ organisms• Add plants of various types. • Label them producers• Add consumers showing links between producers.• Label all of the consumers (herbivores, carnivores, or

omnivores)

Example Food Chain

Question of the Day!

• How is an organism’s survival dependent on other organisms?

College Bound Answer!

• Energy flows through an ecosystem by one organism feeding on and gaining energy from another organism. In order to survive in an ecosystem, consumers need to get energy from other consumers or from producers.

Exit TicketProducer, Consumer or Decomposer?

1. Bats- Insects2. Sunflower3. Rabbits – eat

dandelions4. Cattle – eat grass

5. Corn6. Fox – eat rabbits

and bugs7. Black bears – eat

berries and bugs8. Beech tree

Homecoming 2012Class Rotations: 4 Blocks

• Activity: 8:00-8:57• 1st Block: 9:00-9:53• 2nd Block: 9:56-10:49• 3rd Block: 10:52-11:45• 4th Block: 11:48-12:45• Rotation: Math Language Arts Science Social Studies Math…

• Move to Social Studies next!