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2. Photosynthesis and Producers
An ecosystem is a system of all the living and nonliving parts
interacting in a place. In an ecosystem, interaction means one
thing uses or needs another thing. Plants and animals in an
ecosystem depend on other sources to provide food for energy.
Producersare the first organisms in a food chain. They are able
to take energy from the Sun and turn it into food energy. Plants
use this energy to live and grow. Consumers can eat plants to
get that energy.
The amazing process by which a plant makes its own food is
called photosynthesis.
Just under the plant leaf’s epidermis (or its “skin”), plants make
food in the cell parts called Chloroplasts. Chloroplasts within the
leaf’s cells take in air, sunlight, and water. Chlorophyll is the
molecule in the Chloroplast that catches sunlight and turns it into
chemical energy to fuel photosynthesis.
When water and carbon dioxide enter the chloroplast, they are
processed with the energy from the sunlight to make food.
First, the hydrogen is separated from the water and the leftover
oxygen is not needed. This left over oxygen is released from the
plant giving us air to breathe.
The hydrogen moves on in the process of photosynthesis to be
combined with the carbon dioxide, making food!
KEY TERMS
Producer
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Photosynthesis
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Chlorophyll
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Chlorophyll
Chloroplast
Water
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Food!

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Photosynthesis and Producers
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Photosynthesis and Producers
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Sunlight, water, and carbon
dioxide are taken in by the plant’s
cells called chloroplasts.
The Chlorophyll turns the sunlight
into chemical energy to fuel the
process of photosynthesis.
The hydrogen is separated from the
water (H2O). The leftover oxygen is
released back into the air.
The hydrogen is combined with the
carbon dioxide to make sugar in the
plant for food.
Food for the plant to live and grow!
Food for consumers to eat so they can live and grow!
Water
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Write a summary about photosynthesis using your key words from the reading.
Producer Photosynthesis Chlorophyll
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6. Producer
Photosynthesis
Chlorophyll
The process by
which a plant
makes its own
food.
Organisms
(plants) that
produce their
own food.
Word Wall Cards/ Vocabulary Matching
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The molecule in a
chloroplast that
turns sunlight into
chemical energy
for
photosynthesis.

7. Producer
Organisms
(plants) that
produce their
own food.
Write one test question
using this word.
Write the definition in your own words.
Use the word in a sentence.
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8. Photosynthesis
The process by
which a plant
makes its own food.
Write one test question
using this word.
Write the definition in your own words.
Use the word in a sentence.
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9. Chlorophyll
The molecule in a
chloroplast that
turns sunlight into
chemical energy
for photosynthesis.
Write one test question
using this word.
Write the definition in your own words.
Use the word in a sentence.
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10. Interactive Science Notebook
INPUT:
In this print-and-go lesson, only the coloring page is included for the
anchor chart so students can complete it independently.
OUPUT:
Students will create a comic strip about a leaf that is going through
the process of photosynthesis.
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12. Leaf Man in Photosynthesis
Create a comic strip about Leaf Man going through the process
of photosynthesis.
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13. Processing the lesson
Critical Thinking
Food Chains in Ecosystems: Analyzing Data
Student will classify the situations into leaves that can photosynthesize and
leaves that can’t.
Answers:
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Leaves turn fromgreen to red,
orange, and brown. Leaves can fall
off the trees, too.
Leaves are bright green and growon
branches.
#1 the ash blocks the sun,so the
leaves can’t preform photosynthesis.
#2 a cold front with clouds will take
sunlight from the leaves and lessen
their ability to perform
photosynthesis.
#4 less direct sunlight will cause the
leaves to not be able to perform
photosynthesis.
#3 sunshinewill allow leaves to start
photosynthesis back up making their
leaves green again.
#5 more sunlight allows
photosynthesis to happen in leaves,
so they will turn green and grow
more.

14. Photosynthesis and producers: Analyzing Data
Read the situations below, then complete the chart.
Did you know? Chlorophyll working makes leaves the color green.
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Situation #1: A volcano erupted over Washington filling the sky with
thick ash for days.
Situation #2: This September, Texas had two weeks of an unusually
cloudy cold front.
Situation #3: Sometimes in the Winter, a southern state has warm
weather with sunshine for a few weeks.
Situation #4: When seasons change from Summer to Fall and Fall to
Winter, there is not as much direct sunlight.
Situation #5: When seasons change from Winter to Spring and Spring
to Summer, there is more direct sunlight.
Leaves turn fromgreen to red,
orange, and brown. Leaves can
fall off the trees, too.
Leaves are bright green and
growon branches.
Classify each situation into the two categories below. Write an
explanation with each of your classifications.

15. Daily Science Starters
Students can answer the question for each day when they enter the
class. This helps get them start thinking in the right direction for the
lesson. Daily science starters are also a great routine that helps with
classroom behavior. They have something to work on while they wait
for class to get started.
For this print-and-go lesson set, place this page at the front of the
packet for students to start each day with.
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16. Science Starters: Photosynthesis and Producers
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
When you are really hungry where do you go for food?
What would it be like if you didn’t have to eat to get energy?
How does the process of photosynthesis compare to a factory?
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What would happen if producers couldn’t use the process of photosynthesis
anymore.
How do plants feed every organisms in the food chain, even the carnivores?

17. Science Starters: Photosynthesis and Producers
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
When you are really hungry where do you go for food?
What would it be like if you didn’t have to eat to get energy?
How does the process of photosynthesis compare to a factory?
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What would happen if producers couldn’t use the process of photosynthesis
anymore.
How do plants feed every organisms in the food chain, even the carnivores?
Answers
Answers will vary. Pantry, refrigerator, cabinet, restaurant, cafeteria, grocery
store…
Answers will vary.
Plants create their own food through photosynthesis. That food energy that they
create feeds the herbivores that eat the plants, and then the carnivores that eat
the herbivores.
Answers can vary. The process that happens inside a leaf to make food is similar to
an assembly line making and packaging up food to send out. Materials are brought
in to make the food, then it is packaged up to be used.
Plants wouldn’t have food, and they would die. Then, consumers wouldn’t have
food.

18. Formative Assessment
Claim Evidence Reasoning
Have students make a claim based on what they have learned through this
lesson. They can site information from their reading, labs, interactive science
notebook, and internet research (if you have research available to them for the
assignment).
Rubric provided.
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19. Claim –Evidence -Reasoning
Rubric
ExcellentAcceptable
Needs
Revision
Many misspelled
words;
Many grammar
errors;
Difficult to
understand
Few misspelled
words;
Few grammar
errors;
Easy to
understand
Free from
spelling and
grammar errors;
Writer’s voice
and opinion are
shown
Interesting;
Connected to the
evidence;
Thorough
explanation; Shows
deep understanding
Makes sense;
Reasoning is
correct and
explains the
evidence
Not related to the
claim;
Difficult to
understand
Clearly proves
claim;
Detailed and
contains data;
Shows deep
understanding
Supports the
claim;
Explained with
details;
Makes sense
Unclear;
Lacks detail and
data;
Not related to the
claim
Thoughtful;
Interesting idea
related to the
topic;
Shows deep
understanding
Makes sense;
Related to the
topic;
Not specific;
Unrelated to the
topic
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Claim It! Support It! Explain It!
Make a claim and support your idea. Have evidence to back it up. Explain how
the evidence proves your claim.
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Question/ Problem/ Situation
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Plants are the bridge between energy from the
Sun and energy in animals.