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    producers, consumers, and decomposers, as well as what a food chain is and the flow of matter and energy through a food chain.

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    3. Direct Instruction (Teacher-Facing Instructions)

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    Gather:

    Explain that students will be creating a food chain for the ecosystem of their choice. Students must gather information using their science notebooks and folders, World Book Encyclopedia, or any book or website they find that discusses the animals they have chosen in their desired ecosystem. These resources will provide students with the information about the ecosystem, the animals that live within the ecosystem, and how they interact with each other.

    Explain that students will be creating a food chain model for the ecosystem of their choice. Students will use the above resources for ideas or help with what certain animals eat and how to create a food chain.

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    Students will be creating a food chain model that explains their ecosystem and the interactions within it. Students must include the following in their food chain model: Sun, 1 producer, 3 consumers, and a decomposer. Their models must include arrows indicating the flow of matter and energy through the food chain. Each item must contain a label (producer, consumer and decomposer) and (herbivore, and carnivore). Students should be able to explain that in a food chain omnivores cannot be identified.

    Students should create a draft of their food chain in their science notebook that the teacher needs to approve before they begin their final draft on butcher paper. The final draft must include color, arrows going in the correct direction, and labels.

    After students have completed the final draft of their food chain, they will use Ozobot color code or block coding (or other robotic device) to travel their food chain, stopping at each element and then continuing on.

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    Communicate:

    Students will be taking their classmates and teacher on a speaking tour of their food chain using their Ozobot. Students will first identify each element of their food chain naming what it is, if it is a producer, consumer, or decomposer, and if it is an herbivore or a carnivore. Students will also explain the flow of matter and energy within their food chain. Students should practice their speaking tours with other students before their final presentation to the teacher.

    When students are done with the model of the food chain, they will write an informational essay describing what producers, consumers, and decomposers are, what a food chain is and the flow of matter and energy. They will use the pieces they have included in their food chain and how matter and energy flow through this system as an example within their essay. Students will gather information for their essay from their previous research and articles found online.

    4. Student Practice (Student-Facing Instructions)

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    1. Research an ecosystem of your choice. Find out what types of animals live in this ecosystem and begin to construct a food chain.
    2. Your food chain for your given ecosystem must include the following things. : Sun, 1 producer, 3 consumers, and a decomposer. Your model must include arrows indicating the flow of matter and energy through the food chain. Each item must contain a label (producer, consumer and decomposer) and (herbivore, and carnivore). Create this as a rough draft in your science notebook and get your teacher to sign off on it before you begin your final draft.
    3. After your model has been signed off get a large piece of butcher paper and have create your final draft. Your final draft model must be neat, colored, and labeled.
    4. Using your ozobot either with ColorCode or Block Code and program it to give a tour of your food chain. Write down what you will say at each stop of your food chain.
    5. Write an informational essay on what a food chain is using your model as an example.
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    A. Lesson Closure (Optional)
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    Students will be giving their teacher and classmates a tour of their Food Chain. While students watch the Ozobot move through the food chain they should be explaining what is happening with the flow of matter and energy.

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