Understanding Ecosystems: Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
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6 min3rd4th5thScience
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A short FreeSchool explainer on understanding ecosystems: producers, consumers, decomposers. FreeSchool's clear, calm narration makes it an easy clip to drop into a 3/4-grade lesson.
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Understanding Ecosystems: Producers, Consumers, Decomposers is a short FreeSchool explainer you can drop into a lesson.
- What do plants need to live and grow?
- How does this connect plants to animals and other living things?
- What would happen to the rest of the ecosystem if this changed?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: plant, energy, ecosystem.
Try it: Draw a simple food chain that includes a plant.