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Web of Life

Ecosystems & the Food Web

4th Grade, 5th Grade

NGSS Standards covered: 5-LS2-1 , 5-LS1-1 , 5-PS3-1
In this unit, students explore how organisms depend on one another and form an interconnected ecosystem. Students investigate food chains, food webs, and the importance of producers, consumers, and decomposers. Less
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