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Carbon Cycle Lesson PlanCarbon Cycle Lesson Plan
Publisher
NorthEast Ohio Geoscience Education Outreach
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7th - 10th
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Science
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Duration
2 days
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Carbon Cycle

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Using a jigsaw approach, earth science experts teach each other about the physical, biological, and geologic components of the carbon cycle, with a specific focus on the ocean. 

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Concepts

oceanography, oceans, the carbon cycle

Additional Tags

carbon cycle, equilibirium, oceanography, science

Pros

  • Lesson plan layout is organized 
  • Fosters communication and collaboration by using the jigsaw method
  • Provides directed questions for each expert group to use when collecting information to relate in their process groups

Cons

  • Most of the resource links are no longer valid; you may want to research a few quality websites to refer each group to

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