Power Pyramid Slides
A visual slide deck introducing energy pyramids, trophic levels (producers to tertiary consumers), and the 10% energy transfer rule.
Pyramid Puzzle Activity
A colorful two-page cut-and-paste activity where students assemble an energy pyramid using trophic labels and specific prairie organisms.
Trophic Tracks Worksheet
A comprehensive matching and identification worksheet focusing on trophic level vocabulary, including a fixed 4-level diagram lab for color-coding.
Energy Expert Answer Key
A comprehensive single-page teacher-facing resource providing the answer key for all student activities, including the new wildlife bridge design project and the habitat hike.
Trophic Tales Reading Worksheet
A one-page reading passage about energy flow and trophic levels, followed by four multiple-choice comprehension questions.
Web Weavers Slides
A visual slide deck introducing food webs, the difference between food chains and webs, and contrasting terrestrial and aquatic energy foundations.
Forest Floor Web Activity
A two-page cut-and-paste activity where students build a terrestrial food web for a forest ecosystem and draw energy flow arrows.
Deep Dive Web Activity
An aquatic food web worksheet where students identify producers/consumers and draw energy flow arrows for a pond ecosystem.
Wild Way Bridge Activity
A creative two-page design activity where students draft a wildlife bridge to solve habitat fragmentation and analyze its impact on energy flow.
Eco Expedition Slides
A visual slide deck exploring energy flow in extreme ecosystems (Arctic, Desert, Reef) and introducing the concept of wildlife crossings.
Habitat Hike Activity
A two-page sorting activity where students match organisms from the Arctic, Desert, and Coral Reef to their correct ecosystems and identify producers.
