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5-PS3-1

Essential Question:

"How does energy from the sun become energy in animals' food, and what role does this energy play in growth, repair, motion, and maintaining body warmth?"

Portrait of a Graduate:

Students will utilize critical thinking to trace the flow of energy from the sun to animals and understand the importance of energy in life processes. They will adopt a learner's mindset by exploring complex concepts of energy transfer and its implications on living organisms and ecosystems.

Inquiry Question:

How is energy from the sun captured and stored by plants?

2. Inquiry Question:

In what ways is energy transferred from plants to animals?

3. Inquiry Question:

How do animals use the energy obtained from food for body repair, growth, motion, and maintaining body warmth?

Student Outcomes:

Students will describe the process of photosynthesis and its role in capturing energy from the sun.

2. Student Outcomes:

Students will explain how energy is transferred from plants to animals through the food chain.

3. Student Outcomes:

Students will identify and describe the various ways animals use the energy derived from their food.

Skills Demonstrated:

Modeling
Constructing Explanations

Standards:

5-PS3-1. Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, and motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.

Additional Skills:

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