Carbon Cycle Cont.

​1/3 - Friday

​Question of the day:

​How is humanity affecting the carbon cycle?

Carbon Cycle Cont.

​Recap

What do all living things have?

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​What if it comes from an animal, like wool?

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​What if it once was living, like fossil fuels?

​Carbon in the spheres

​Let's list make a list!

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​Using the paper at the front table, write down 2-3 examples of carbon for every sphere.

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​We will be sharing these with the class.

​Movement of carbon

​Carbon cycles through the spheres, similarly to water.

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​How can carbon travel through the spheres? Let's look at two spheres at a time.

​Biosphere to Atmosphere

​Let's take a few minutes to brainstorm how carbon may exit the biosphere and enter the atmosphere.

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​What answer(s) did you get?

​Atmosphere to Hydrosphere

​​Once again, let's take a few minutes to brainstorm how carbon may exit the biosphere and enter the atmosphere.

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​What answer(s) did you get?

​Atmosphere to Hydrosphere

​​Once again, let's take a few minutes to brainstorm how carbon may exit the biosphere and enter the atmosphere.

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​What answer(s) did you get?

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​What did we learn yesterday about ocean water?

​Biosphere to Geosphere

Let's try one more!

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​How could the biosphere move to the geosphere?

​Biosphere to Geosphere

Let's try one more!

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​How could the biosphere move to the geosphere?

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​What sphere are fossil fuels in?

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​What are fossil fuels made of?

​Carbon Cycle Project

​For this project, our groups will be making the carbon cycle using pictures. We're using big, white pieces of paper. Make sure you draw/write neatly!

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​After you draw and label your cycle, you're going to cut them up and turn them into puzzles!

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​Each group will get a puzzle that isn't their own, your goal is to place all the pieces back together.

​Wrap up

​Question of the day:

​How is humanity affecting the carbon cycle?