The Carbon Cycle
Activity 1
(a) The animated video at Zui Tube [http://video.kidzui.com/videos/1271020?related[channel]=Nitrogen%2BCycle] is a simple introduction to the different parts of the carbon cycle and the issue of global warming. (Enjoy the posh English accent!)
(b) If you would rather read about the carbon cycle than watch a video, go to Alan and Hui Meng's website, The Biological Carbon Cycle [http://www.vtaide.com/png/carbonCycle.htm] . this site divides the physical part (rocks) of the carbon cycle from the biological (palnts nad animals, including humans) part, using two excellent diagrams and including links to more detailed information.
(c) Play Adelaide University's Carbon Cycle Game [http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/carbon_cycle.html]
Activity 2
The Energy and the Carbon Cycle game at [http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep/Resources/ccgame/index.htm] looks at the carbon cycle in an interesting way, getting you to think about the individual processes which move energy around the carbon cycle. This shows you how the cycles in an ecosystem link to the food webs you learned about at the beginning of this unit.
If you don't pay attention to where you started (the blue symbol) and ended (the red symbol) before you started the game, you will have trouble choosing the correct process and score lots of incorrect moves. Try making the table they advise in View game directions [http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep/Resources/ccgame/direction.htm] to keep track of your movements.
Having trouble remembering this work? Try learning the Carbon Cycle Song. [http://video.kidzui.com/videos/1299669?related[channel]=Nitrogen%2BCycle]
(a) The animated video at Zui Tube [http://video.kidzui.com/videos/1271020?related[channel]=Nitrogen%2BCycle] is a simple introduction to the different parts of the carbon cycle and the issue of global warming. (Enjoy the posh English accent!)
(b) If you would rather read about the carbon cycle than watch a video, go to Alan and Hui Meng's website, The Biological Carbon Cycle [http://www.vtaide.com/png/carbonCycle.htm] . this site divides the physical part (rocks) of the carbon cycle from the biological (palnts nad animals, including humans) part, using two excellent diagrams and including links to more detailed information.
(c) Play Adelaide University's Carbon Cycle Game [http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/carbon_cycle.html]
Activity 2
The Energy and the Carbon Cycle game at [http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep/Resources/ccgame/index.htm] looks at the carbon cycle in an interesting way, getting you to think about the individual processes which move energy around the carbon cycle. This shows you how the cycles in an ecosystem link to the food webs you learned about at the beginning of this unit.
If you don't pay attention to where you started (the blue symbol) and ended (the red symbol) before you started the game, you will have trouble choosing the correct process and score lots of incorrect moves. Try making the table they advise in View game directions [http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep/Resources/ccgame/direction.htm] to keep track of your movements.
Having trouble remembering this work? Try learning the Carbon Cycle Song. [http://video.kidzui.com/videos/1299669?related[channel]=Nitrogen%2BCycle]
Activity 3
Read the points by Professor McKinley's Carbon and Climate website [http://carboncycle.aos.wisc.edu/], then go to the interactive link (applet in green at the bottom of the page) to find out how the release of carbon by fossil fuels and agriculture leads to climate change (global warming).
Activity 4
Now that you know the basic relationship, go to National Geographic's Global Warming Simulation [http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-impacts-interactive/] map to find out the ways that global warming could affect the planet. This first map shows all the impacts. Click on the green menu to see each type of impact separately.
Activity 5
Create a mind map to summarise the impact of global warming (the National Geographic points will start you off). Include examples of each point and illustrate it with pictures. You could choose to use the FreeMind software on your laptop to complete this activity.
Read the points by Professor McKinley's Carbon and Climate website [http://carboncycle.aos.wisc.edu/], then go to the interactive link (applet in green at the bottom of the page) to find out how the release of carbon by fossil fuels and agriculture leads to climate change (global warming).
Activity 4
Now that you know the basic relationship, go to National Geographic's Global Warming Simulation [http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-impacts-interactive/] map to find out the ways that global warming could affect the planet. This first map shows all the impacts. Click on the green menu to see each type of impact separately.
Activity 5
Create a mind map to summarise the impact of global warming (the National Geographic points will start you off). Include examples of each point and illustrate it with pictures. You could choose to use the FreeMind software on your laptop to complete this activity.