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Title: Carbon Cycle Web GameEarth Systems/Standard 5, Objective 1Description:
Students will explore a web game that identifies sources of carbon and the changesit goes through as it travels the carbon cycle.
Materials Needed:
computers with internet access
Time Needed:
30-40 minutes
Background Knowledge:
None needed, this is a good introductory lesson.
Procedures:
 1.Hand out student sheet.2.Go over the procedures.
3.
Have students log on to the following website:http://www.windows.ucar.edu/earth/climate/carbon_cycle.html4.Give students time to work5.Discuss analysis questions.Answers:1.0.04%2.CO2, water vapor, methane & nitrous oxide – all these molecules vibrate whenthey absorb heat, they help keep heat in the atmosphere3.3%4.Photosynthesis is the process by which plants or other autotrophs take water andcarbon dioxide and change it into sugar and oxygen5.65%6.phytoplankton7.answers will vary8.No, carbon will cycle forever 9.Answers will vary10.More greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
 
Title: Carbon Cycle Web GameName______________________________ Procedures:
1.Go to the website:http://www.windows.ucar.edu/earth/climate/carbon_cycle.html2.Read the introduction.3.Click to begin your journey.4.Go to each source of carbon and fill out the data section. Describe the form of carbon, howit5.Answer each carbon challenge question.6.Answer the analysis questions.
Data:LocationHow You Got ThereOther Information
 
Analysis:
1.What percent of the atmosphere is carbon dioxide?2.What are greenhouse gases?3.How much of Earth’s total carbon is stored in soil?4.What is photosynthesis?5.How much of Earth’s carbon is stored in the deep ocean?6.What kinds of marine organisms take in carbon?7.How many stops can you make on your trip?8.Will your journey ever end? Why or why not?9.Was everyone’s journey the same? Why or why not?10.What would happen if we burned more fossil fuels?
Go to 
http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/carbon_cycle_version2.htmlRead through the information and watch the animations until you have gone through all five scenes. Take thequiz and write down your percent.1. List five places carbon is found according to the website
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