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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Climate Discovery Teacher's Guide: Investigating Climate Present

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plans on the following: Carbon cycle: Carbon Dioxide Sources and Sinks, Nitrogen Cycle: Traveling Nitrogen, Ocean and Atmosphere: Make Convection Currents, Energy Cycle: Albedo
Handout
NASA

Nasa: The Basics of Ocean Chemistry: Carbon, Circulation, and Critters

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of ocean chemistry, supported by illustrations, for example, of the global carbon cycle in the 1980s and the annual carbon dioxide flux. The concentration of nutrients in the ocean is discussed for its impact on marine...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Moebius Strips

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students make Moebius strips and use them to demonstrate the interconnectedness of an environment. They will explore the natural cycles (water, oxygen/carbon dioxide, carbon, nitrogen) within the environment.
Interactive
BBC

Bbc: News: Guide to Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC offers an interactive guide to climate change, including a sliding scale depicting climate change from 1885 to 2099, animation which explores how the greenhouse effect works, and detailed diagrams exploring the carbon cycle, the...
Interactive
OpenSciEd

Open Sci Ed: Net Logo: Chloroplasts and Food Model

For Students 9th - 10th
The simulation shows the relationship between the inputs and outputs in the chloroplasts of plant, that can help explain how they convert water and carbon dioxide to glucose and water with the help of energy absorbed from light.
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...
Handout
Other

College of Du Page: Energy in an Ecosystem

For Students 9th - 10th
Ecosystems contain two kinds of commodities: matter (nutrients) and energy. Nutrients cycle through the ecosystem, available for repeated use by organisms. These cycles of use and reuse are called biogeochemical cycles. Energy instead is...
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Carbon Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive lab simulation demonstrates the effects of increased carbon in the atmosphere and how that increase contributes to climate change. A data table for student records is available for download.

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