Carbon's Journey
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Objective
I can describe how carbon moves through the environment.
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Warm-up video
NASA eClips - ARCHIVE · 5:44
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe and an essential building block of life.
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The carbon cycle describes how carbon moves between different pools, such as the atmosphere, oceans, and land.
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Humans impact the carbon cycle by burning fossil fuels, which moves slow carbon into the atmosphere, changing the distribution of carbon on Earth.
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Practice
10 questions
What is the role of carbon in living organisms?
Besides living organisms, where else can carbon be found?
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Exit ticket
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“Describe two ways that carbon moves from one pool to another in the carbon cycle.”
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