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The Nutrient Cycles Lesson PlanThe Nutrient Cycles Lesson Plan
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The Nutrient Cycles

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Students investigate the circle of sea life by creating nitrogen compound models.  In this oceanography lesson, students discuss sea creatures and where their waste goes.  Students identify nitrogen cycles in the ocean by viewing diagrams and creating a nitrogen compound model using different pieces of candy,

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oceanography, oceans, marine life

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animal waste, nitrogen activity, oceanography, sea life, science

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