University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Project Learn: Where in the World Is Carbon Dioxide?
In this lesson on greenhouse gas, students conduct experiments to detect and collect carbon dioxide, then use titration to determine how much carbon dioxide is present in an indicator solution.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Cycles of the Earth System: Carbon Dioxide Sources and Sinks
Learners will use a chemical indicator (BTB) to detect the presence of carbon dioxide.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Carbon Dioxide Sources and Sinks
In this lab activity, students use a chemical indicator (bromothymol blue) to detect the presence of carbon dioxide in animal and plant respiration and in the burning of fossil fuels and its absence in the products of plant...
Other
Children's Hospital Boston: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Article on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, how to detect it and to protect oneself, and what to do in an emergency.
Other
Carbon Detectives: Find Out About Climate Change
Learn about climate change with video clips and interactive animations.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Fuel for Living Things
Students learn about how cells fuel themselves by examining how carbon dioxide is produced by yeast cells when the cells feed on sugar. The carbon dioxide is detected through the use of a red cabbage indicator that reacts in the presence...