Name: Heather Hilgendorf

Date: 2/16/16
I. Lesson Foundation
Lesson Title:
Grade: 5th
Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Subject: Science
Standards: SC(5) 9.) Describe the relationship of populations within a habitat to various
communities and ecosystems

Describing the relationship between food chains and food webs

Describing symbiotic relationships

Essential Question: What is an ecosystem and how does it affect me?
Objectives/Learning Targets:
Students will define ecosystem as the relationship between living things and their
environment, including non-living things with 80% accuracy.
Students will place organisms in order of the food chain with 80% accuracy.
Materials:
Food Web cards/yarn
Anticipation guide

II. Lesson Body

Introduction/Anticipatory Set:
Quick Write What you know about these 3 words (1 minute) herbivore, decomposer,
consumer
Lesson Body:
Students should go through anticipation guide throughout the lesson and fill in correct
information.
Textbook Pg. #160-165 Read to them and discuss main points.
Food web with yarn
Closure:
Gist using the three words from the warm-up.
Tell students their chosen ecosystem. Tomorrow they need to bring a food chain from their
ecosystem.
Assessment:
Notecard, anticipation guide
IV. Post-Lesson Reflection