6th Grade Science Guide

6.4: Ecosystems 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 5

●​ Students can explain that energy is lost with each transfer through the food chain/web.

see a visual of the complexity of food in an ecosystem.

Formative Assessment: 6.4.3 Formative Assessment

Activity: Relationships in Food Chains Nearpod

Objective

Overview

Materials

●​ Students review a nearpod which goes over the types of relationships in an ecosystem with examples of each type of relationship.

●​ Nearpod

●​ I can describe the different types of relationships in a food chain, such as competition, symbiosis, predation, etc.

Activity: Relationships in Food Chain Matching Game

Objective

Overview

Materials

●​ Students plan a matching game about relationships in an ecosystem.

●​ Matching Game

●​ I recognize different types of relationships in an ecosystem.

Activity: Predator/Prey Cycles

Objective

Overview

Materials

●​ Students view data about lynx and hare relationships in the wild, watch a video, and do a

●​ Lesson Plan

●​ Students will be able to explain the predator/prey relationship. ●​ Students will be able to read and view data and make observations and predictions.

close read to look at relationships between predator and prey.

Activity: Gizmo Rabbit Population by Season

Objective

Overview

Materials

●​ Observe the population of rabbits in an environment over many years. The land available to the rabbits and weather conditions can be adjusted to investigate the effects of urban

●​ Gizmo

Students will … ●​ Interpret a graph of population growth.

●​ Explain what happens to a population when it reaches carrying capacity.