The Sun is the starting point of energy for most food chains on Earth. The Sun: Our Food Energy Source is a Grade 5 science worksheet focused on the connection between sunlight and the energy found in food. It introduces an important life science concept: how energy from the Sun supports the food we eat.

Explore the Connection Between Sunlight and Food

This resource provides an opportunity to explore the relationship between the Sun and food energy. Students can focus on how sunlight connects to the food energy that living things depend on, building a foundation for thinking about energy in natural systems.

What Students Explore

The central topic is the Sun as an energy source for food. This gives students a starting point for exploring the role of solar energy in supporting life and making connections between the Sun and the food energy available to living things.

Classroom Use

Use this Grade 5 science resource as part of a lesson introducing energy sources, food energy, or the relationship between the Sun and living things. It can also serve as a topic-focused classroom resource when introducing or revisiting the idea that energy in food has a connection to sunlight.

Teachers can incorporate the worksheet into their science instruction as a supporting resource for a lesson on the Sun and food energy. Its focused topic makes it relevant when introducing this connection or reinforcing the central idea during a science unit.

Resource Details

• Subject: Science
• Recommended grade: Grade 5
• Main topic: The Sun as a source of food energy
• Resource type: Worksheet
• Curriculum reference provided: 5-PS3-1

A focused addition to your Grade 5 science resources for teaching the connection between the Sun and the energy that supports food and life.