Carbon Atom...a limitless story

Carbon Atom...a limitless story

DeAnna, Beth and My DeAnna, Beth and My

Hook

• NPR It’s all About Carbon-first 2 mins

• Write down 2 questions and 5 words you don’t know while watching

• Create a parking lot for questions and unknown words

Graphic Carbon Cycle

www.wallpoper.com/wallpaper/inforgraphics-carbon-272054

• Split students into group of 3-4

• Each table will get a blank cycle or bring it up on their ipad or laptop

• Give them 18 cards with the vocabulary and definitions and 10-15 mins to place in the right place

• Then 1 student from each group will do a gallery walk and come back to their group to finalize their graphic

Discussion and Data Analysis• After reviewing their Graphics with the Correct answers

• Ask the groups to come up with 6 ways, Carbon, in gas and solid forms can be found and discuss as a class

• Give them the CO2 trend activity-choosing a site in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/dv/iadv/

• Have them discuss is small group and as a class

• Compare and contrast Northern Hemisphere data with Southern Hemisphere data.

• What are the reasons for the fluctuation? What trends do you notice?

• What does that mean about CO2 production on Earth?

• How does that affect our oceans? Why should we care?

Final AssessmentStudents will be choose one of the following

roles of Carbon in the Carbon Cycle

• Ocean Acidification

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Run-off

• Decomposition

• Sinks

RubricCATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Title The title is clearly identified and stated.

The title is identified, but is stated in a somewhat unclear manner.

The title is partially identified, and is stated in a somewhat unclear manner.

The title is erroneous or irrelevant.

Photo or Graphic or Diagram

Images are creative and clear and concise. Images are labeled neatly and accurately.

Images are included and are labeled neatly and accurately.

Images are included and are labeled.

Needed image are missing OR are missing important labels.

Description Description describes the skills learned, the information learned and some future applications to real life situations.

Description describes the information learned and a possible application to a real life situation.

Description describes the information learned.

No Description is written.

Human Impact Description describes the skills learned, the information learned and some future applications to real life situations.

Description describes the information learned and a possible application to a real life situation.

Description describes the information learned.

No Description is written.

3 Fun Fact Professional looking and accurate representation of the data in tables and/or graphs. Graphs and tables are labeled and titled.

Accurate representation of the data. Graphs and tables are labeled and titled.

Accurate representation of the data in written form, but no graphs or tables are presented.

Data are not shown OR are inaccurate or Missing.

Carbon Activity within your topic

Description describes the skills learned, the information learned.

Description describes some the information learned.

Description lacks the information learned.

No Description is written.

Current or Past News Event

Clearly describes Current or Past News Event including data and dates.

Describes Current or Past News Event.

Poorly Describes Current or Past News Event.

No Description is written.

Background Sources/ Academic Honesty

Several reputable background sources were used and cited correctly. Material is translated into student\'s own words.

A few reputable background sources are used and cited correctly. Material is translated into student\'s own words.

A few background sources are used and cited correctly, but some are not reputable sources. Material is translated into student\'s own words.

Material is directly copied rather than put into students own words and/or background sources are cited incorrectly.

Teacher ResourcesCarbon Cycle

Here is the site from the original infographic on the Carbon Cycle

Wallpopper http://wallpoper.com/wallpaper/infographics-carbon-272054

This site is a great overview for you to understand the Carbon Cycle

Woods Hole Global Carbon Cycles http://www.whrc.org/global/carbon/index.html

This is the site that is used for the Student Graph Analysis-it works great on ipads as well as laptops!

NOAA ESRL Carbon Cycle http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/research/themes/carbon/

Students can make realtime observations of Carbon Collection data near their homes and compare them to other areas around the world and the United States

This site is a full lesson plan with data for students to graph to understand the changes in atmospheric CO2 over recent decades

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/documents/carbon-through-the-seasons.pdf

Ocean Acidification

Sites that explain what it is and background data

NOAA PMEL http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/co2/story/What+is+Ocean+Acidification%3F

European Project on Ocean Acidification http://www.epoca-project.eu/index.php/what-is-ocean-acidification.html

OCEANA http://oceana.org/en/our-work/climate-energy/ocean-acidification/learn-act/what-is-ocean-acidification

Visit C-More and get an Ocean Acidification kit for the classroom

http://cmore.soest.hawaii.edu/education/teachers/science_kits/ocean_acid_kit.htm

For an extension use this EARTH Lesson on Ocean Acidification called Ocean Acidification: Is There a Problem. There are some great hands on activities

http://www.mbari.org/earth/2013/feedback13.html

This is a great interactive activity with sea urchins and the effect ocean acidification has on them. It Does NOT work on ipads, but is great on laptops

http://virtualurchin.stanford.edu/AcidOcean/AcidOcean.htm

Pictograph

This site gives the students tutorials on how to create their pictograph. They have choices for their product.