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- 9th - 12th
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Students view a video that presents the biogeochemical cycle of nitrogen. They compare types of soils and consider how different fertilizers affect soil composition. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students visit a Natural History Museum. They use worksheets to focus their visit and work in groups to research Earth's biogeochemical cycles. Groups present their findings to the class and write an essay on an assigned topic. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students construct flow diagrams of the carbon and nitrogen cycle processes. They identify sequences in each cycle that are affected by human impact and present their research to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students gain understanding of several of the biogeochemical processes in microbial mats. They acquire knowledge of the different roles of organisms in a microbial mat ecosystem. They understand how microbial mat ecosystems contributed to the Earth's biospere. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students continue their examination of the existence of life on Earth. In groups, they determine the role of the water cycle and other biogeochemical cycles play in keeping balance on Earth. They participate in experiments to discover how moisture gets in and out of the air. To end the lesson, they compare and contrast the relationships between biotic-biotic, biotic-abiotic, and abiotic-abiotic interrelationships. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students investigate natural cycles and explain that cycles move resources among different sectors of the environment. They complete an activity following the pre-assessment that demonstrates the linkages in a cycle. Full Review »
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- 4th - 9th
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Students recognize that carbon cycles naturally through living and non-living parts of the Earth system in a complex and non-linear way. They study the carbon cycle through an online game. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are able to construct their own diagrams outling the pathway of carbon and oxygen in our atmosphere. They listen to a lecture on the carbon cycle while drawing an example of the carbon cycle on the board. Students are explained tht CO2 is the main source of carbon, which is used for photpsynthesis and that CO2 is a byproduct of photosynthesis. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are able to demonstrate acquired knowledge in energy and biogeochemical cycles through a midterm test. They complete their test after finishing they each choose a biome and point of the key features of it which include: What the climate of the region is like., Where each biome is found and what ist geography is like., and The special adaptations of the vegetation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students investigate how nutrients are recycled in the ecosystem. They review food chains while discussing different trophic levels in the food chain. Students draw a pyramid including the different trophic levels. They draw the nutrient cycle. Full Review »