Food chains

5-LS1 Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
5-LS2.A.1 The food of almost any kind of animal can be traced back to plants. Organisms are related in food webs in which some animals eat plants for food and other animals eat the animals that eat plants. Some organisms, such as fungi and bacteria, break down dead organisms (both plants or plants parts and animals) and therefore operate as “decomposers.” Decomposition eventually restores (recycles) some materials back to the soil. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their particular needs are met. A healthy ecosystem is one in which multiple species of different types are each able to meet their needs in a relatively stable web of life. Newly introduced species can damage the balance of an ecosystem. (5-LS2-1)

5B Computational Thinker: Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.

5C Computational Thinker: Students break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.

6C Creative Communicator: Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.