Name: __________________________ Period: ______ Date: ______________________
The Carbon Cycle
Standard 6.b – Students know that living organisms are made of
molecules consisting largely of carbon hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen,
phosphorous and sulfur.
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Objective: To investigate and understand how carbon is recycled
through the carbon cycle.
Assignment instructions: on a separate sheet of paper, write a
brief story of approximately 500 words (about 1.5-2 pages) about
you being a carbon atom that is recycled through the carbon
cycle. Describe your adventures and experiences. Your story
must describe your adventures through one complete trip through
the carbon cycle. A copy of the carbon cycle is on the other side.
When you are finished, please staple all of you paper to this
document.
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