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The Carbon Cycle
http://elearn.wvu.edu/faculty/demo/Module_2/carbon_cycle_animation.html

Maree Lucas, West Virginia University Online

This interactive graphic outlines the carbon cycle, with clickable text boxes that explain and elaborate each component.

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Topics

Biogeochemical Processes
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Sources and Sinks
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Carbon Cycle
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Grade Level

Middle (6-8)
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High School (9-12)
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Climate Literacy
About Teaching Climate Literacy

The abundance of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is controlled by biogeochemical cycles that continually move these components between their ocean, land, life, and atmosphere reservoirs. The abundance of carbon in the atmosphere is reduced through seafloor accumulation of marine sediments and accumulation of plant biomass and is increased through deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels as well as through other processes.
About Teaching Principle 2
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Energy Literacy

Fossil and bio fuels are organic matter that contain energy captured from sunlight.
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4.3 Fossil and bio fuels contain energy captured from sunlight.
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Various sources of energy are used to power human activities .
Movement of matter between reservoirs is driven by Earth's internal and external sources of energy.
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2.5 Energy moves between reservoirs.
Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow through the Earth system.
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Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow .

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Teaching Tips | Science | Pedagogy | Technical Details

Teaching Tips

  • This is a good, uncomplicated carbon cycle interactive to use with any lesson on the carbon cycle. It would be especially useful for middle school. Educator could use the text on fossil fuels to explain the differences in how oil, coal and gas are formed.

About the Science

  • Students interact with various components of the carbon cycle. Some of the science may be overly simplistic - especially information about fossil fuels.
  • Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.

About the Pedagogy

  • Written for middle school students and uses clear, uncluttered language.
  • Students can begin at any stage, which reinforces the idea that there is no beginning or endpoint to the cycle.

Technical Details/Ease of Use

  • Good technical quality.

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