Access Point #: SC.4.L.17.Su.2


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Recognize that animals (consumers) eat plants or other animals for their food.
Number: SC.4.L.17.Su.2 Category: Supported
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08 Big Idea: Interdependence

A. Plants and animals, including humans, interact with and depend upon each other and their environment to satisfy their basic needs.

B. Both human activities and natural events can have major impacts on the environment.

C. Energy flows from the sun through producers to consumers.

Related Benchmarks

Name Description
SC.4.L.17.2: Explain that animals, including humans, cannot make their own food and that when animals eat plants or other animals, the energy stored in the food source is passed to them.
SC.4.L.17.3: Trace the flow of energy from the Sun as it is transferred along the food chain through the producers to the consumers.



Related Courses

Name Description
5020050: Science - Grade Four
7720050: Access Science Grade 4
5020110: STEM Lab Grade 4


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Lesson Plan

Name Description
Predator and Prey:

In this lesson the students will learn about a predator/prey relationship. They will learn about the role that plants and animals play in their ecosystem and what each role is called. The students will also learn about the limiting factors each ecosystem possesses that prevent any species population from becoming too large.