Center Science Education
The Nitrogen Cycle Game
Earth science experts learn about the roles of nitrogen by taking a virtual journey through the nitrogen cycle. Completing a passport worksheet along the way, they move from place to place around the classroom by the toss of dice. Each...
Curated OER
Traveling Nitrogen
Students examine the nitrogen cycle and how it releases into the air. In this nitrogen cycle lesson students participate in several activities that allows them to better understand the nitrogen cycle.
NOAA
The Biogeochemical Cycle
The biogeochemical cycle ... no physics? The fourth installment of a 23-part NOAA Enrichment in Marine sciences and Oceanography (NEMO) program introduces the biogeochemical cycle by having pupils simulate movement between Earth's...
Curated OER
Traveling Nitrogen
Students act out the cycling of nitrogen through the environment. In this nutrient cycle lesson, students role play as nitrogen atoms traveling through the nitrogen cycle. They travel to stations and roll dice to determine the...
Curated OER
Resources for Teaching about Biogeochemical Cycles
Learners study the different cycles and Earth's systems. For this investigative lesson students study the nitrogen and carbon cycles, play a game pertaining to it and also participate in a class activity.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: The Nitrogen Cycle Game
Learners play the role of nitrogen atoms traveling through the nitrogen cycle to gain understanding of the varied pathways through the cycle and the relevance of nitrogen to living things.