Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun Video Lesson

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Curriculum-aligned Grade 5 Science lesson video for Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun. Use it for classroom preview, instruction support, or home review.

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Video Learning Notes

Students learned that the energy animals get from food originally comes from the sun. Plants capture sunlight energy and store it as food energy, which animals obtain by eating plants or other animals. This energy supports vital functions like body repair, growth, motion, and maintaining body warmth. Using models such as diagrams and flow charts helped students visualize and explain this energy flow, connecting the sun to all living things in an ecosystem.

Learning Goals

• Create and use models to show how energy in animals' food was once energy from the sun.
• Explain how plants capture energy from the sun and how animals obtain energy by eating plants or other animals.
• Describe the roles of energy in animals for body repair, growth, motion, and maintaining body warmth.
• Collect and organize observations and data related to energy flow in ecosystems.
• Communicate scientific explanations about energy transfer using models and evidence.

Curriculum Context

Grade: Grade 5

Subject: Science

Curriculum: TEKS + NGSS