🌱 Unit 3: Matter and Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Explore photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and ecosystem dynamics
5
Standards
150
Questions
~50
Minutes
MS-LS1-6
Photosynthesis & Energy Flow
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy.
MS-LS1-7
Food Molecules & Chemical Reactions
Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules.
MS-ESS2-1
Earth's Materials & Energy Cycling
Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
MS-LS2-3
Ecosystem Matter & Energy Cycling
Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
MS-LS2-4
Ecosystem Dynamics & Resilience
Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to ecosystem components affect populations.