How Energy Moves in Nature Project-Based Learning Activity | Environmental Science | Grades 9–12

How Energy Moves in Nature Project-Based Learning Activity is a project-based learning activity for high school Environmental Science (grades 9–12) on How Energy Moves in Nature.

Pairs with: How Energy Moves in Nature Slide Show Presentation; How Energy Moves in Nature Guided Notes; How Energy Moves in Nature Lesson Quiz; How Energy Moves in Nature Vocabulary Words & Definitions.

Sections: Environmental Science Project Based Learning • Chapter 06; Project Station #1; Technical Vocabulary Matching; Learning Objective & STEM Challenge Target; Investigation Protocol & Directions; Station 1: Technical Vocabulary Term Cards (cut Out); Term #1; STEM Vocabulary. Sample item: “According to Lindeman's 10% Law, what happens to the remaining 90% of energy at each trophic level?”

What's inside: Project Based Learning Activity (editable .pptx + PDF, 30 slides); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: HS-LS2-3 — Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for the cycling of matter and flow of energy in aerobic and anaerobic conditions. HS-LS2-4 — Use mathematical representations to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy among organisms in an ecosystem.

Resource type: Project-Based Learning Activity. Format: editable Microsoft PowerPoint file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Students work through the project stations over several class periods, ending with a product they present. Built for high school Environmental Science, grades 9–12.

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