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Theme C - Interaction &  Interdependence

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Direct Hit

Theme A - Unity & Diversity

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Theme B - Form & Function

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Theme D - Continuity & Change

Think of a bar chart you&#39;d see in math class, but cooler! It shows how much energy gets gobbled up at each level in a food chain over a year.

Unit: kilojoules per metre squared per year (kJm&minus;2 yr&minus;1). Basically, it&#39;s like measuring how many chocolate bars (energy) are eaten in a soccer field (unit area) over a year. Yummy!

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	<li>Stepped Bars: It&rsquo;s more like stairs, not like the Pyramids in Egypt.</li>
	<li>Lowest Bar: It&#39;s for the producers. Producers are the cool plants making their own food. It&#39;s like they have their own personal kitchen!</li>
	<li>Labels: Go from &quot;producer&quot; (plants 🌱), to &quot;primary consumer&quot; (like bunnies 🐇 eating the plants), and then &quot;secondary consumer&quot; (maybe eagles 🦅 that fancy bunny for lunch).</li>
	<li>Proportional Length: The length of each bar should represent the energy amount. Think of it like a battery: the longer the bar, the more energy stored!</li>
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Imagine a garden (our ecosystem).

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	<li>Producers (Plants 🌱): Get energy directly from the sun, like solar panels. They store the most energy because they&#39;re first in line.</li>
	<li>Primary Consumers (Bunnies 🐇): These guys munch on plants. They get energy, but lose some in living their hoppy lives, so they have less energy than the plants.</li>
	<li>Secondary Consumers (Eagles 🦅): Say an eagle grabs a bunny for lunch. The eagle gets energy but not as much as the bunny had, since energy is used or lost at each step.</li>
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By the time you reach the eagle, there&#39;s less energy compared to the plants. If you drew it, the garden would have the longest bar (most energy) and the eagle would have the shortest (least energy). That&#39;s our energy pyramid!

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	<li>Energy pyramids = Bar charts for energy in an ecosystem.</li>
	<li>Measured in kJm&minus;2 yr&minus;1.</li>
	<li>Look like steps, starting with plants.</li>
	<li>Each step has less energy than the one before it.</li>
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Remember, every time you munch on a snack, you&#39;re part of this energy transfer story too! 😉🍎🍫

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Happy Studying! 📚🐛

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