Recurring themes and concepts

7.5(E)

Energy Flows, Matter Cycles Everywhere

Analyze and explain how energy flows and matter cycles through systems and how energy and matter are conserved through a variety of systems.

Part of The student understands that recurring themes and concepts provide a framework for making connections across disciplines

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Energy and Matter in Systems

By the end of this lesson you will explain how energy flows and matter cycles through systems, living and non-living, and show that both energy and matter are conserved. Energy is the ability to do work, coming as kinetic, thermal, or chemical energy. A system is any set of parts inside a boundary you study.