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esson Pla **Day Four - The Carbon Cycle ** by Kimberly Carvell esson Plan Document Typ sson Plan **Lesson Plan ** Science The Carbon Cycle 8th Grade
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Focus Attention / Motivation : 10 minutes Instruction Input and Modeling: 15 Minutes Student Engagement and Practice: 15 Minutes Closure: 5 Minutes
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**Overall Goal/ Purpose ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Describe the characteristics of the carbon cycle and how humans interact with the carbon cycle. water cycle, and circulation patterns in the ocean shape patterns in the environment and influence availability and quality of natural resources. ||
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 * **<span style="color: black; display: none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">IL Correlated Sets ** -- ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">IL.17.B.3a ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">> Explain how physical processes including climate, plate tectonics, erosion, soil formation,
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">IL.17.B.3b ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">> Explain how changes in components of an ecosystem affect the system overall. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">IL.17.C ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">STANDARD: Understand relationships between geographic factors and society. ||

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students will be able to complete the carbon cycle and explain their impact on it. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">- footprints - markers - carbon cycle cards - tape -yarn - computers //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Focus Attention/Motivation //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: I will start this lesson by giving each student a footprint when they come into class. I will have the students read the heading to their chapter and predict what the footprint is for.
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//Instructional Input & Modeling//: For this part of the lesson I will be talking with the students on what the Carbon Cycle is. I will talk about how carbon is in everything and can enter the atmosphere in several ways. We will discuss a few ways carbon can enter the atmosphere.

//Student Engagement/Practice//: For this part of the lesson, students will be broken into two groups. Each group will be given a set of cards, and a line of yarn. Each member of the group must pick a card and decide if their stage of the carbon cycle goes before or after the person before them. When everyone has placed their card on the line, students will discuss if they agree with the line or if changes need to be made. When both groups have finished, the students will go "check" the other group's scenario to make sure they are in the correct order!

//Closure//: For a closure activity, students will complete the "Footprint Challenge" on the computers. This challenge shows the students their carbon footprint and how environmentally friendly they are! Students will put their results on the footprint they were given at the beginning of class. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students will submit a write up on their findings of the carbon cycle and their carbon footprint! discussed and accurately labeled ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">(1, 50%) || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Student accurately discusses and labels the carbon cycle. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Student does not accurately discuss or label the carbon cycle. || discussed and calculated **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">(1, 50%) || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Carbon footprint is acurately discussed and calculated. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Carbon footprint is not acurately discussed or calculated. || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Resources ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Groups can be differentiated by need.
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 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Carbon Cycle is
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**Carbon Footprint** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> http://www.zerofootprintkids.com/kids_home.aspx ** ||
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