Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers
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PRODUCERS, CONSUMERS,
AND DECOMPOSERS
Science
Targets
I can tell whether an organism is a producer,
consumer or decomposer.
I can compare the roles of producers, consumers
and decomposers.
Do Now
Each table receives a bag with nine slips of paper
Each paper has the name of an organism
With your group members, decide a way to
organize them into three groups
Be prepared to share with the class
Organism
A form of life; a living thing
Categories
Producers
• Grass
• Flower
• Algae
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Consumers
Decomposers
Cat
Cow
Fish
Bird
• Worm
• Mushroom
Procedure
Choose one person from your group to gather materials
Gatherers each bring an organism back to your table
Every person receives a graphic organizer
You get 3 minutes to observe your organism
Complete your graphic organizer by writing the
organism name, what category it is, and your
observations of the organism
Rotate counterclockwise when 3 minutes is up
Brainstorm Definitions
Now that you have observed examples of
producers, consumers and decomposers, work with
your group to come up with a definition for each
category on the top of the backside of your
graphic organizer
Be prepared to share with the class
Define and Give Examples
On the bottom half of your graphic organizer copy
these definitions
Under each definition give one or two examples
other than the ones you observed in class
Define and Give Examples
Producers- an organism that produces food for
itself and other organisms
Consumer- an organism that gets its food from
eating other living things
Decomposer- an organism that breaks down other
living things to obtain nutrients and energy
Producer
An organism that produces its own food for itself
and others through photosynthesis
Consumer
An organism that gets its food from eating other
living things
Decomposer
Food Web
Everyone stands up in a big circle around the room
I will walk around and assign each of you an
organism
Your job is to tell me whether you think it is a
producer, consumer or decomposer
Final Worksheet
Please complete the Food Web worksheet and
hand it in to Miss Valerio
Great job!