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Core Idea
LS2:  Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior

 

In LS2: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics Relationship in Ecosystem, performance expectations are designed for students to create an understanding of how living and non-living components of an ecosystem interact and are utilized by organisms. Students should understand how matter and energy flow through ecosystems and how biotic and abiotic factors are interrelated.

Activities and Special Features Aligned with LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

3-LS2-1 Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.

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5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Grade 5  →Life Science  →Ecosystem Cycling

Grade 5  →Life Science  →Introduction to Movement of Matter and Ecosystem Cycling