Education: The Carbon Question
Topic 2: Biogeochemical Cycles and Carbon
The activities for this module are listed below under "Topic 2 Activities". In the next two columns are PDF documents; the first, labeled "Teacher Notes", provides background and instructional guidelines, and the second includes class hand-outs for the "Student Guide". Resources found in "Data and Tools" are used by students to conduct the analysis called for in the module investigations.
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Topic 2 Activities | Teacher Notes | Student Guide | Data and Tools |
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Real World Problem (PDF 156 kB) | |||
A: Building a Simple Physical Model | PDF (244 kB) | PDF (401 kB) | Global Vegetation Map |
B: A Mathematical Comparison: Testing Earthly Hypotheses Using Computer Models | PDF (296 kB) | Climate Model GEEBITT | |
C: Why is Carbon an Important Element? | PDF (170 kB) | PDF (198 kB) | 1. Data file: Average Temperature
and Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations at Mauna Loa 2. Atmospheric Wind Circulation diagram |
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