Grade 5 > Life SciencesEcosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics5.LS2.1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. [Clarifcation Statement: Emphasis is on the idea that matter that is not food (air, water, decomposed materials in soil) is changed by plants into matter that is food. Examples of systems could include organisms, ecosystems, and the Earth.]. From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes5.LS1.1 Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water. |