TEACHER : Darell B.

Palarao LEARNING AREA : Living Things and Their Environment

SCHOOL : Clarin NHS GRADE LEVEL : 8TH

DATE : April 29, 2022 QUARTER : Fourth Quarter

I- LEARNING OBJECTIVES

A. Content Standard The learners demonstrate an understanding of the one-way flow of

energy and the cycling of materials in an ecosystem

B. Performance The learners should be able to make a poster comparing food

Standard choices based on the trophic levels’

C. Most Essential
Learning Competency Describe the transfer of energy through the trophic levels- S8LT-IVi22
(MELC Code)

The learners are expected to

1. Explain the flow of energy through the trophic levels

D. Learning
2. Present how energy is transferred from one organism to
Objectives
another.
3. Analyze the importance of every organism in the food chain
and food web.

II- LEARNING CONTENT

Subject Matter Transfer of Energy Through Trophic Levels

III- LEARNING RESOURCES

A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide
Pages K to 12 Science MELCs
2. Learner’s Guide
Pages SLM (Quarter 4-Module 6 Transfer of Energy Through Trophic Levels)
3. Textbook Pages Capco, Carmelita. Phoenix Biology Science Series p. 92-97
4. Additional
Instructional Materials Laptop, LCD, Powerpoint Presentation, Extension Wire, Activity
for teaching & learning Sheets, Pictures, Tape, Jeopardy Game Template, Energy Pyramid
Internet Sources:
https://byjus.com/biology/energy-flow-in-ecosystem/
https://bio.libretexts.org/_Energy_Flow_through_Ecosystems/_Transf
er_of_Energy_between_Trophic_Levels
B. Other Learning
Resources Web images:
https://images.app.goo.gl/sBxe7uJS7JuuZPmM9
https://images.app.goo.gl/NjSofcjnJM7aBoYv7
https://images.app.goo.gl/hpPuCXugHbzT8SVP9
https://images.app.goo.gl/yEAa8VKEwfH9PNtH8
The higher the trophic level on the pyramid, the lower the amount
C.Concept
of acquired energy of organisms
Analyzing
D. Skills Explaining
Creating
IV- LEARNING STRATEGIES

Preliminary Activities Facilitator’s Activity Student’s Activity

Alright, before we start our class,

let us have first our prayer.

(Students doing self-reflection)

1. Prayer (2min)
Short Opening Prayer
(Multimedia presentation)
Good morning class! I’m glad Good morning Ma’am Darell, it’s
to see all of you. nice to see you this morning!

God is good! All the time!

Okay, let’s have our None, ma’am. All are present.

attendance today.

Is somebody absent?

Very good! You are all present.

But before we start our class, let

us have a short ice breaker.
Everybody stand up and follow (LEFT-LEFT RIGHT- RIGHT challenge)
2. Checking of the steps. Are you ready?
Attendance Yes ma’am! We enjoyed the
(3min) Did you enjoy it? Alright, your activity.
energy is appreciated today!

Before you take your seats,

please pick up pieces of papers
and arrange your chairs
properly.

We are all set, you may now

take your seats.

Now before we formally start

our new discussion, I want you
to be reminded of our class
rules that we should strictly
follow in the whole class
duration.
3. Reading of the ● Always follow health protocols
House Rules (wearing facemasks, use of Yes, ma’am!
(1min) alcohol & maintain at most
1-meter distance)
● Participate in class activities
● Raise your hands when you
want to answer

Are these rules clear?

Very good!
 What did we discuss last Last meeting we discussed
meeting? about biodiversity.

Which among the two pictures The one on the left side has high
has high biodiversity? biodiversity.

4. Reviewing of the
past lesson
(3mins)

In high biodiversity, there is a

When can we say that a certain varied presence of living
community has high or low organisms present while low
biodiversity? biodiversity has only few living
organisms present in an area.
Precisely. Very Good!

Alright, you are indeed ready to

proceed to our discussion.
Please read the objectives.

At the end of the lesson, you

are expected to:
5. Reading of
Objectives 1. Explain the flow of energy
(1min) through the trophic levels
2. Present how energy is
transferred from one
organism to another.
3. Analyze the importance of
every organism in the food
chain and food web.
ELICIT

To start our new lesson, let us

have first a short activity. I will
Presenting the new be showing scrambled words
lesson(5mins) on the screen and I want you to Yes ma’am!
guess the correct words. Is the
instruction clear?

Activity 1. Unscramble Me!

Direction: Guess the scrambled

words on the screen. Raise your
right hand and state your
answer.
Energy is the capacity to do work.
● RGEYNE
ENERGY
A living thing made up of one or
more cells and able to carry on
● RASOINSMG
the activities of life.
ORGANISM
 ● SOCYETMS It is an ecological community
ECOSYSTEM composed of biological and
physical factors.
● PRCHTOI ELELV
TROPHIC LEVEL A trophic level refers to a level or
a position of an ecological
pyramid.
● YGEENR RADIMPY
ENERGY PYRAMID A graphical representation of
the energy found within the
trophic levels of an ecosystem.
ENGAGE

Alright, you have unlocked

some terms of our new lesson.
This time, I’ll be showing you
some pictures of organisms and
you determine the role of that
Establishing a purpose organism in an ecosystem.
for the lesson (5mins)
Activity 2. What’s My Role?

A. Tell whether the organism is a Producers are organisms that are

Producer, Consumer or able to produce their own
Decomposer organic food.
PRODUCER-hands forward
CONSUMER-hands up Consumers are organisms which
DECOMPOSER-hands sideways cannot produce their own food
and need to eat other organisms
What is a producer? to get food.
What is a consumer?
What is a decomposer? Decomposers are organisms that
B. Tell whether the organism is break down dead or decaying
an Herbivore, Carnivore or organisms
Omnivore
HERBIVORE-clap-clap
CARNIVORE-clap-snap
OMNIVORE-snap-snap

What is a food chain? It is a linear sequence of

organisms where nutrients and
energy is transferred from one
organism to the other.
Presenting examples of
the new lesson
What is a food web?

It is interconnected food
chains that show the
relationships between organisms
in an ecosystem.

Why do we, as organisms, need Organisms need to eat to obtain

to eat? energy.
EXPLORE

Discussing new This time, I’ll be giving you a

concepts and reading material and you will
practical new skills be grouped into 3 with 6
(15mins) members. Each group shall
have a task to accomplish
within 15 minutes. Then, we will
have the presentation based
from what you’ve read.

I will also give a copy of rubric Yes ma’am!

for each group to serve as your
guide in accomplishing the
tasks assigned to you. Are we
clear?
Criteria:
Group Presentation Rubric

Group 1: POEM PRESENTATION

Instructions:
1. Create a poem presentation
about the flow of energy in
an ecosystem.
2. The poem must contain 12 (Group 1 prepares a poem
stanzas. Write it in a short presentation)
bondpaper.
3. Each member must
contribute 2 stanzas to
complete the 12 stanzas.
4. All group members shall do
their part during
presentation.

Group 2: SONG PRESENTATION

Instructions:
1. Create a song presentation
about the flow of energy in
an ecosystem.
2. The song should be 1-2
minutes long. Write it in a (Group 2 prepares a song
presentation)
short bondpaper.
3. All group members must
present the song to the class.
Group 3: CREATING AN ENERGY
PYRAMID

Terrestrial Food Web

(Group 3 creates an energy

pyramid)

Instructions:
1. Select only 1 food chain out
from the food web and Foldable Energy Pyramid

create an energy pyramid

Identify each organism as to
what trophic level it belongs.
2. Cut along the outside edge.
3. In the middle pyramid, name
and paste the image of the
organism .
4. On the other side of the
pyramid, determine what
trophic level an organism
belongs to
(producer, primary consumer,
secondary consumer, etc.)
5. On another side of the
Expected Output:
pyramid, determine amount
of energy obtained by each Foldable Energy Pyramid
organisms
(10,000 J; 1000 J; 100J, 10 J)
6. Fold and tape the flap to the
inside of the third panel to
create a 3D pyramid.
7. Answer the guide question.
8. One group member must
present their output to the
class. Expected answer:
As we go up the trophic levels in
Guide Question: the energy pyramid, the energy
As we go up the trophic levels in acquired by each organism
the energy pyramid, does the decreases because it is used in
energy acquired by organisms metabolic processes and
increase or decrease? Why do converted as heat.
you say so?

Note: Health protocols are

strictly observed during the
activity.
EXPLAIN

Time’s up! Alright class, let us

have first Group 1 to present
followed by Group 2 then Yes ma’am! We are ready.
explanation of work by Group 3. (Group 1: Poem Presentation)
Developing
Are you ready? Let’s begin.
Mastery(7mins)
(Group 2: Song Presentation)
Thank you so much groups 1,2,
and 3. You did a great job! Let’s (Group 3: Output Presentation)
give ourselves a round of
applause.
ELABORATE

(The teacher will further discuss

the concepts through a
powerpoint presentation)

To further elaborate, energy

transfer can be understood in
the terms of the energy pyramid
which is divided into levels
called trophic levels. Wherein,
producers are at the bottom of
the energy pyramid. Plants have the greatest
energy; therefore, they should
Why are plants at the bottom of
be at the bottom of the
the energy pyramid?
pyramid.
Finding Practical
These are organisms that make
Applications of
their own food. Producers are
Concepts (10mins)
usually plants, but can also be
algae and even bacteria.

Where do plants get energy? Plants get energy from the sun.

The energy is stored within the

plants. The remaining energy
is utilized by the plants in their
growth and development. This
stored energy is transferred to
the primary consumers when
they feed on the producers. This
energy is further passed on to
the secondary consumers when
they feed on the primary
consumers, and so on.
What is the other term for Producers are also called as
producers? How about autotrophs which are organisms
consumers/decomposers? that can produce their own
food.

Consumers and Decomposers

are called heterotrophs. These
are organisms that eats other
organisms for energy.

What does the pyramid show in It shows that the higher the
terms of energy in trophic trophic level, the lesser energy is
levels? obtained.

Energy is transferred between

organisms in a series of food
relationships which can be
associated with the food chain
and food web. The energy
obtained by each individual is
represented by an energy
pyramid wherein, organisms
belong to a certain trophic
level. Large amounts of energy
are lost from the ecosystem
between one trophic level and
the next level as energy flows
from the primary producers
through the various trophic
levels of consumers and
decomposers.
Energy is converted as heat due
Where does the rest of energy go? to metabolic processes of
organisms from one trophic level
The 10% rule of energy transfer to the next level.
states that each level in an
ecosystem only gives 10% of its
energy to the levels above it.

Example: In a forest ecosystem,

the grass could get 10,000 J of
energy from the Sun.

How much energy is obtained

by the primary consumers?
1000 J of energy
How much energy is obtained
by the secondary consumers? 100 J of energy

How about the tertiary

10 J of energy
consumers?
 Additional Concept:

What will happen to the number The number of grasshoppers will

of grasshoppers if the frog increase.
population decreases
significantly?

Making Generalizations
and abstractions
about the lesson

What will happen to the number There will be a decreased

of frogs and titmouse birds if the population of frogs and titmouse
snake population increases birds in the ecosystem.
significantly?

This sums up the idea that when

there is an increase or decrease
in the population of organisms, it
will eventually create a
misbalance in the ecosystem.

EVALUATE
Now that you have gained
knowledge about how energy is Yes ma’am! We are ready.
transferred between organisms
in the energy pyramid, it’s time
for me to assess what you have
learned. We will have a
Jeopardy Game. Are you
ready?

Activity 4. Jeopardy Game Category A

Instructions : 1. It is the capacity to do work.
1. Play in groups.
Energy
2. Pick a category (A, B, C) and 2. The process by which plants
its corresponding point value.
use sunlight, water and CO2
3. Click on the chosen box for
to make food. Photosynthesis
the question.
Evaluating Learning 3. Organisms that eat other
(10mins) 4. Students must give the
organisms. Consumers
answer to the question by
4. It shows all of the feeding
writing it in the cardboard.
relationships. Food Web
5. To see if a student or group is
correct, click again for the 5. What does the 10 % rule say?
answer. “When energy is passed from
one trophic level to the next,
only ten percent of the energy
will be passed on”
 Category B
1. A consumer that only eats
plants. Herbivore
2. A consumer that can eat
both plants and animals.
Omnivore
3. It occupies the largest
trophic level that provides
the base of the ecosystem.
Note: Health protocols are
Producer
strictly observed during the
4. It is a linear sequence of
activity
organisms through which
nutrients and energy pass as
one organism eats another.
Food Chain
5. Who are the secondary
consumers? snake, hawk,
blue jay

Category C
1. They eat the producers and
most of them are herbivores.
Primary consumers
2. A consumer that only eats
animals. Carnivore
3. Meat eaters who feed on
primary consumers.
Secondary consumers
4. Another name for consumer
that literally means "Eats others
organisms. Heterotroph/s
5. Next to the producer trophic
level, it is the trophic level
made up of plant eaters.
Primary-consumer trophic
level

EXTEND
For your assignment, list down
the food your family have
eaten during dinner and make
Yes, ma’am!
your own food pyramid. Put it in
Additional Activities a short bondpaper and submit it
(2mins) on Monday.
Let’s call this a day and thank Goodbye Ma’am Darell, thank
you class for listening and you for teaching us! See you next
participating in our discussion. meeting.
Goodbye class! See you next
meeting.
Group: _____________________

Group Presentation Rubric