Tess Rennalls

Ecosystem Food Webs

Grade: 5th

Subject: Science

Length of Lesson: Two 45-minute lessons

Lesson
Overview/Rationale:
Students will learn about how different parts of the ecosystem
function as a part of the whole. Students will work in groups of 4.

Curriculum
Framework/Standard:
Michigan K-12 Standards Science:
“5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter
among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.”
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Learning Objectives:
● Students will be able to identify different parts of an
ecosystem, (producers, consumers, decomposers).
● Students will be able to identify whether an organism is
directly or indirectly dependent on another organism.
● Students will be able to understand that each organism
has a specific role in its ecosystem.

Technology Uses:
● Computer
● Projector
● Printer
● MS-Word software

Materials:
● Whiteboard
● Glue
● Paper
● Dry Erase Markers
● Colored Pencils
● Scissors
Procedure:
● Teacher will present the concept of ecosystems and of
food webs.
● Students will get into groups of 4.

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● Each group will be assigned a region to research on the

internet.
● Students will compile pictures of organisms from their
respective biome into a word document.
● Students will cut and glue them onto a sheet of paper in
the form of a food web.
● Each group will present their food web to the class via
projector.
● One student from each group will present their biome and
all of the plants, animals, and other organisms.
● One student from each group will identify the producers
and why they are producers.
● One student from each group will identify the consumers
and why they are producers.
● One student from each group will identify the
decomposers and why they are decomposers.

Assessment:
● Students will present their food web via projector, I will
check their understanding of the topic based on their
presentation.
● Each group will be evaluated based on the depth of their
research, their understanding of ecosystems, and the
cohesiveness of their presentation.