Energy and Matter in Ecosystems · Life Science
The Sun as an Energy Source
Understanding that the energy in all animal food was once energy from the sun.
Key Questions
- 1How does a steak represent captured sunlight?
- 2What would happen to deep sea life if the sun went out?
- 3In what ways do plants transform light into physical mass?
Common Core State Standards
5-PS3-15-LS2-1
Grade: 5th Grade
Subject: Science
Unit: Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
Period: Life Science
Suggested Methodologies
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