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Carbon Cycle Gizmo Answer Key PDF & Fun Activities

The Carbon Cycle Gizmo is an interactive educational simulation that explores carbon movement through Earth's major systems and human impacts on the carbon cycle. The simulation covers photosynthesis, fossil fuels, and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.

Key points:

  • Examines carbon pathways between atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere
  • Explores formation of fossil fuels and natural gas
  • Investigates human impacts on carbon cycle through activities
  • Includes modeling of atmospheric carbon changes
  • Features interactive simulations and assessment questions
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ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

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Page 2: Carbon Pathways Activity

This page covers Activity A, which has students explore carbon pathways between Earth's major systems.

Key points:

  • Students create a carbon path starting and ending in the atmosphere
  • Each step is labeled with the corresponding Earth system atmosphere,hydrosphere,geosphere,biosphereatmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere
  • The activity demonstrates how carbon moves between different reservoirs

Definition: Hydrosphere - All of Earth's water, including oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and ice

Definition: Geosphere - The rocky, non-living part of Earth including the crust and mantle

Example: A sample carbon path: Atmospheric CO2 → Oceanic CO2 → Shells/Coral → Limestone → Lithosphere → Volcano → Atmospheric CO2

Highlight: This activity reinforces the cyclical nature of the carbon cycle, showing how carbon atoms can return to their starting point through various processes

ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

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Page 3: Creating Carbon Paths

This page continues Activity A, having students create additional carbon paths and analyze transitions.

Key points:

  • Students create a path where carbon moves through all four major Earth systems
  • Three more carbon paths are created, each starting and ending in the atmosphere
  • Students explain how carbon transitions between specific reservoirs

Example: A sample carbon path through all systems: Atmosphere → Oceanic CO2 hydrospherehydrosphere → Marine Animals/Plants biospherebiosphere → Sediments geospheregeosphere

Highlight: The activity emphasizes the interconnectedness of Earth's systems in the carbon cycle

Vocabulary: Anthroposphere - Everything made or modified by humans, sometimes considered a separate sphere in Earth system science

ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

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Page 3: Carbon Pathways Exploration

This page focuses on practical exploration of carbon movement through different Earth systems using the Carbon pathways exploration in Gizmo.

Example: Multiple carbon pathways are illustrated, including:

  • Atmospheric CO₂ movement
  • Volcanic carbon release
  • Ocean carbon absorption
ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

View

Page 4: Ocean-Lithosphere Carbon Transfer

This page details the specific pathways of carbon movement between oceans and Earth's crust.

Highlight: Explains how carbon transfers from ocean to lithosphere through processes like shell formation and limestone creation

ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

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Page 5: Natural Gas Formation

This page explores the formation of natural gas through different carbon pathways.

Definition: Natural gas is defined as a mixture of methane CH4CH4, ethane C2HC₂H, and other gases

Example: Two distinct pathways for natural gas formation are presented, involving marine and land plants

ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

View

Page 6: Animal Impact on Carbon Cycle

This page examines how animals, particularly livestock, affect the carbon cycle through methane production.

Quote: "Bacteria break down undigested materials in an animal's gut, and then they produce methane gas"

ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

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Page 7: Human Impact and Atmospheric Carbon

This page addresses human influence on the carbon cycle, particularly through fossil fuel use.

Highlight: CO₂ levels have increased 40% since 1800 due to human activity

ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

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Page 8: Carbon Cycle Modeling

This page focuses on modeling carbon cycle changes and exploring solutions.

Example: Demonstrates how changes in plant biomass and oceanic CO₂ intake affect atmospheric carbon levels

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The Carbon Cycle Gizmo is an interactive educational simulation that explores carbon movement through Earth's major systems and human impacts on the carbon cycle. The simulation covers photosynthesis, fossil fuels, and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.

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  • Examines carbon pathways... Show more

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Page 2: Carbon Pathways Activity

This page covers Activity A, which has students explore carbon pathways between Earth's major systems.

Key points:

  • Students create a carbon path starting and ending in the atmosphere
  • Each step is labeled with the corresponding Earth system atmosphere,hydrosphere,geosphere,biosphereatmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere
  • The activity demonstrates how carbon moves between different reservoirs

Definition: Hydrosphere - All of Earth's water, including oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and ice

Definition: Geosphere - The rocky, non-living part of Earth including the crust and mantle

Example: A sample carbon path: Atmospheric CO2 → Oceanic CO2 → Shells/Coral → Limestone → Lithosphere → Volcano → Atmospheric CO2

Highlight: This activity reinforces the cyclical nature of the carbon cycle, showing how carbon atoms can return to their starting point through various processes

ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

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Page 3: Creating Carbon Paths

This page continues Activity A, having students create additional carbon paths and analyze transitions.

Key points:

  • Students create a path where carbon moves through all four major Earth systems
  • Three more carbon paths are created, each starting and ending in the atmosphere
  • Students explain how carbon transitions between specific reservoirs

Example: A sample carbon path through all systems: Atmosphere → Oceanic CO2 hydrospherehydrosphere → Marine Animals/Plants biospherebiosphere → Sediments geospheregeosphere

Highlight: The activity emphasizes the interconnectedness of Earth's systems in the carbon cycle

Vocabulary: Anthroposphere - Everything made or modified by humans, sometimes considered a separate sphere in Earth system science

ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

Page 3: Carbon Pathways Exploration

This page focuses on practical exploration of carbon movement through different Earth systems using the Carbon pathways exploration in Gizmo.

Example: Multiple carbon pathways are illustrated, including:

  • Atmospheric CO₂ movement
  • Volcanic carbon release
  • Ocean carbon absorption
ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

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Page 4: Ocean-Lithosphere Carbon Transfer

This page details the specific pathways of carbon movement between oceans and Earth's crust.

Highlight: Explains how carbon transfers from ocean to lithosphere through processes like shell formation and limestone creation

ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

Page 5: Natural Gas Formation

This page explores the formation of natural gas through different carbon pathways.

Definition: Natural gas is defined as a mixture of methane CH4CH4, ethane C2HC₂H, and other gases

Example: Two distinct pathways for natural gas formation are presented, involving marine and land plants

ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

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Page 6: Animal Impact on Carbon Cycle

This page examines how animals, particularly livestock, affect the carbon cycle through methane production.

Quote: "Bacteria break down undigested materials in an animal's gut, and then they produce methane gas"

ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

Page 7: Human Impact and Atmospheric Carbon

This page addresses human influence on the carbon cycle, particularly through fossil fuel use.

Highlight: CO₂ levels have increased 40% since 1800 due to human activity

ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

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Page 8: Carbon Cycle Modeling

This page focuses on modeling carbon cycle changes and exploring solutions.

Example: Demonstrates how changes in plant biomass and oceanic CO₂ intake affect atmospheric carbon levels

ël Gizmos Name: Katie Whitson Student Exploration: Carbon Cycle Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to

Page 1: Introduction to the Carbon Cycle Gizmo

This page introduces the Carbon Cycle Gizmo simulation and provides some background on photosynthesis and carbon dioxide.

Key points:

  • The simulation allows students to follow carbon atom pathways through Earth's systems
  • Students start by observing a carbon atom in the atmospheric CO2 reservoir
  • Prior knowledge questions cover how plants and animals affect atmospheric carbon levels
  • The Gizmo warm-up has students identify initial carbon pathways from the atmosphere

Vocabulary: Photosynthesis - The process by which plants use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to produce oxygen and energy in the form of sugar

Highlight: The Carbon Cycle Gizmo visualizes possible carbon atom pathways using glowing blue areas to show potential next locations

Example: From the atmosphere, the carbon atom can move to oceanic CO2 or land plants

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