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What Is the Carbon Cycle?
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NOAA
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Published on:
April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
This short NOAA video and article explains the carbon cycle and the importance of carbon to life on earth.
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Subjects:
Chemistry, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors:
NOAA
Region:
Global
Languages:
English
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Positives
This is a great video and article with clear definitions.
It is a good resource to introduce students to the carbon cycle.
Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with the terms atoms, molecules, and DNA.
Differentiation & Implementation
This could be integrated into a physics class when talking about the law of conservation.
Chemistry classes could also use this as an example of a combustion reaction.
There is a link that takes you to an article on the same site, which goes into more depth and gives a short education connection at the end.
Some related resources are this
Carbon Cycle
interactive resource, and this experiment and lesson plan called
Uptake of Carbon Dioxide from Water by Plants
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