Lesson 6: What is the carbon cycle and how does it Duration: 50 minutes relate to climate change? Suggested learning sequence Introduction – Create a definition of what climate change is using the students’ Watch the YouTube clip The Carbon – knowledge of the carbon cycle and the Cycle and Global Warming (8 minutes): four global systems. http:// Review results from the Building Discuss how the carbon relates to greenhouse investigation if you set it the four global systems. Refer back to up. Discuss the results and how CO2 Lesson 1 notes to discuss if students’ relates to the carbon cycle and climate understanding of the carbon cycle and change. the four global systems has changed. Review with students the scientific Activity Questions – vocabulary pertinent to this lesson (See Resource 1 Word bank for suggested – Have students watch the clip again and terms). use Resource 7 Carbon cycle – questions to answer questions as they Students add learning and re-watch the clip. reflection to their science journal. (See Resource 2 Student reflections for Discuss and clarify with students their – examples of sentence starters you can understanding of the carbon cycle and use to guide student reflections). how it relates to climate change. Opportunities to monitor student learning Resources Lesson 7: What happens when water absorbs carbon Duration: 50 minutes dioxide? Suggested learning sequence Introduction Ocean acidification in a jar – Discuss the results and the questions as a class. Read Resource 8 Ocean acidification – in a jar and complete the investigation.
Lesson 6: What is the carbon cycle and how does it relate to climate change? Duration: 50 minutes Suggested learning sequence Introduction – Watch the YouTube clip – The Carbon Cycle and Global Warming (8 minutes): http:// Discuss how the carbon relates to the four global systems. Refer back to Lesson 1 notes to discuss if students’ understanding of the carbon cycle and the four global systems has changed. Activity – Questions Have students watch the clip again and use Resource 7 – Carbon cycle questions to answer questions as they re-watch the clip. Discuss and clarify with students their understanding of the carbon cycle and how it relates to climate change. Create a definition of what climate change is using the students’ knowledge of the carbon cycle and the four global systems. Review results from the Building greenhouse investigation if you set it up. Discuss the results and how CO2 relates to the carbon cycle and climate change. Review with students the scientific vocabulary pertinent to this lesson (See Resource 1 – Word bank for suggested terms). Students add learning and reflection to their science journal. (See Resource 2 – Student reflections for examples of sentence starters you can use to guide student reflections). Opportunities to monitor student learning Resources Lesson 7: What happens when water absorbs carbon dioxide? Duration: 50 minutes Suggested learning sequence Introduction – Ocean acidification in a jar Read Resource 8 – Ocean acidification in a jar and complete the investigation. Discuss the results and the questions as a class.
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