3-5: Eco-Flow: Ecosystem
Engage your students in exploring ecosystems with this free, ready-to-use science resource! Perfect for upper elementary students, this pack includes:
2 student reading passages introducing producers, consumers (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores), decomposers, and abiotic factors.
3 hands-on worksheets:
- Search & Find: Students identify producers, consumers, decomposers, and abiotic features, then categorize types of consumers.
- Energy Transfer Drawing: Students illustrate an ecosystem, showing energy flow between producers, consumers, and decomposers.
- Writing Prompt: Students explain energy transfer in an ecosystem, with sentence starters included for differentiation.
Answer key included for easy grading and support.
This activity is perfect for reinforcing ecosystem concepts, critical thinking, and writing skills while keeping students engaged with fun, interactive tasks.