Ecosystems Digital Inquiry Resource | Sharks in the Food Chain & Food Web
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Some animals affect their ecosystem more than others. What about sharks? Students will explore the roles of sharks in the food chain and food web, the threat to sharks, and potential effects of removing sharks from ocean ecosystems.
Question: What if there were no sharks?
Objective: I can combine information from multiple sources to explain the potential effects of sharks being removed from ocean ecosystems.
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Activity Information
This resource includes a PDF with a link to Google Slides files that you can copy and distribute electronically to your students. It is compatible with Google Classroom. It is not intended to be used in printed format.
In this activity, students will independently collect information from 3 sources and construct a response that includes evidence from their new learning.
3 Interactive Slides to Learn New Information
- Video with questions
- Informational Text with questions
- Video with questions
1 Slide for Integrating Information (2 differentiated options)
- Written Response
- Fill in the Blank
Related Standards
TEKS 4.9B describe the flow of energy through food webs, beginning with the Sun, and predict how changes in the ecosystem affect the food web
TEKS 5.9B describe the flow of energy within a food web, including the roles of the Sun, producers, consumers, and decomposers
5.9C predict the effects of changes in ecosystems caused by living organisms, including humans, such as the overpopulation of grazers or the building of highways
NGSS 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.
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Product Information
1. This resource includes a PDF with a link to Google Slides files that you can copy and distribute to your students. It is compatible with Google Classroom. It is not intended to be used in printed format.
2. While this file is not editable, you can add information, remove pages, and change links.
3. Please purchase the correct number of user licenses. 1 teacher = 1 user license
4. This file is included in the Life Science Digital Inquiry Bundle, 5th Grade Science Bundle {Texas Edition}, 4th Grade Science Bundle {Texas Edition}, and 5th Grade NGSS Bundle.
