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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Calvin Cycle: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the Calvin cycle, and explain how it converts carbon dioxide to sugar. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Calvin Cycle."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Calvin Cycle: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the Calvin cycle, and explain how it converts carbon dioxide to sugar. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Calvin Cycle."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Calvin Cycle: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the Calvin cycle, and explain how it converts carbon dioxide to sugar. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Calvin Cycle."
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: Oxygen Cycle

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the oxygen cycle and how this nutrient travels through the ecosystem to sustain life on Earth.
Activity
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Bgc Cycles: Oxygen Cycle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover the process by which oxygen cycles through the ecosystem.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Civil Environmental: Ecology I: The Earth System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level online course highlighting the fundamentals of ecology. Course topics include coevolution of the biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere; photosynthesis and respiration; and the carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles....
Unit Plan
Other

The Learning Partnership: Journey to El Yunque

For Students 6th - 8th
In this set of learning modules, students examine the impact of hurricane weather on the El Yunque rainforest in Puerto Rico. They learn about hurricanes, producers, consumers, and the food chain, and how disruptions in organisms'...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Earth's Warming Climate: Are We Responsible?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
We obviously don't want to feel responsible for the warming climate, but are we? In this lesson plan you will analyze CO2 data sets and study barriers involved in teaching about global climate change. PBS TeacherLine also provides a...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Life as a Carbon Atom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students pretend to live the life cycle as a Carbon Atom.
Article
Nature Research

Nature Education: Energy Economics in Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses how plants and microorganisms, until recently, have mostly controlled how much carbon dioxide is released into an ecosystem, and explains how this process works. Humans' burning of fossil fuels has upset the...
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Recycling Matter Study Guide

For Students 4th - 9th
Review some of the cycles that recycle matter through Earth's biospheres.
Website
Science Museum, London

Science Museum: Climate Science Info Zone

For Students 9th - 10th
Media-rich interactive explores Earth's climate, investigating what might be causing the climate to change and how to prepare for it in the future.
Website
Other

Water on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
Water on the Web (WOW) is an advanced site allowing students to actively participate in data analysis from real research sites. Lesson plans on a range of topics are provided. There is also a tutorial for using Excel to graph WOW data.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Krebs Cycle: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the Kreb's cycle and explain how it is used to convert pyruvic acid into carbon dioxide. It is 2 of 6 in the series titled "Krebs Cycle."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Krebs Cycle: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the Kreb's cycle and explain how it is used to convert pyruvic acid into carbon dioxide. It is 3 of 6 in the series titled "Krebs Cycle."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Krebs Cycle: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the Kreb's cycle and explain how it is used to convert pyruvic acid into carbon dioxide. It is 1 of 6 in the series titled "Krebs Cycle."
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Moebius Strips

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students make Moebius strips and use them to demonstrate the interconnectedness of an environment. They will explore the natural cycles (water, oxygen/carbon dioxide, carbon, nitrogen) within the environment.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Flow of Matter in Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students will learn about the cycles of nature (water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) that support the flow of nutrient matter through an...
Handout
Other

Marietta College: Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete illustrated discussion of energy flow within ecosystems, including discussions of trophic levels, ecological pyramids, food chains and webs, biological magnification, and cycles.
Handout
Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Concepts of Plant Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
An advanced discussion of plant interactions and relationships. Energy flow, nutrient cycling and succession are discussed. Try the quiz to check your understanding.
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Prokaryote Interactions & Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about cooperation and "multicellularity" in prokaryotes including mutualisms, commensalisms, parasitisms. Also find out the role of prokaryotes in the carbon and nitrogen cycles.
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Carbon: Permafrost

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what permafrost is, the different classes, features of deep permafrost, what happens when it melts, difficulties with constructing anything on top of it, characteristics of tundra, and patterns left in the tundra by the...
Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: What Is an Ecosystem?

For Students 4th - 8th
Learn about all the different levels of ecosystems, from the living things under a rock, up to a rainforest biome. Explains the levels of organization within an ecosystem, the different types of biomes, food chains and trophic levels,...
Handout
Other

The Geological Society: Climate Change: Evidence From the Geological Record

For Students 9th - 10th
In this statement, The Geological Society describes the changes that are happening to the global climate in terms of what evidence has been observed in our geological history. For example, what happened during past events of rapid...

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