Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
8th GradeScience45 min
Learning Objective
I can describe how carbon and nitrogen move through the environment.
Lesson Flow
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Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
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Guided Notes
Key concepts students will learn:
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Carbon and nitrogen are two major elements that compost supplies plants with, and both are very important for life.
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Carbon cycles through reservoirs such as the ocean, rocks, fossil fuels, living organisms, and the atmosphere.
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Nitrogen is fixed by bacteria into forms like ammonia and ammonium, which plants can then use.
Practice
9 questions • Short answer
Exit Ticket
“Describe one way that carbon moves from the atmosphere to a living organism, and one way that nitrogen moves from the atmosphere to a living organism.”
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