Colorado River Ecosystem
"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
About
In this unit, we will be learning about what organisms obtain in terms of matter from their environment, and energy from their environment.
Why
Why are we learning about the ecosystem? Why does it all matter?
By the time you are adults, you will be our countrys leaders. You will have to deal with environmental issues in orde rto save the planet we live on. The first step? Figure out all that you can about our environment.
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-LS1-1. Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
5-LS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
5-ESS3-1. Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Arizona State Standards
Strand 4: Life Science
Concept 3: Populations of organisms in an environment
Analyze the relationships among various organisms and their environment.
Strand 5: Physical Science
Concept 3: Transfer of Energy
Understand that energy can be stored and transferred.