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Global Climate Change
Carbo And Hydro

Overview of Activity
Students follow either Carbo, the carbon atom, or Hydro, a water molecule, through the carbon or water cycle in order to learn about the cycles.

Activity Type: Online
URL: http://www.letus.nwu.edu/projects/gw/cycles.html
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Amount of Time Required for Activity: One 45-minute period

Description
This activity can be done online or in the classroom. Students read the story of either Carbo or Hydro then choose paths for them through the carbon or water cycle. By following this friendly, choose-you-own-adventure format, students learn about the carbon and water cycle.

This activity is produced by The Center for Learning Technologies in Urban Schools.

Relation to the Science Standards
Middle School
Content Standard A – Develop Models Using Evidence
Content Standard F – Populations, Resources and Environments

Related Part of the Exhibit
The Carbon Cycle
Causes of Change

PDFs Related to the Activity
http://www.letus.nwu.edu/projects/gw/cycles/CarboInstructions.pdf
http://www.letus.nwu.edu/projects/gw/cycles/HydroInstructions.pdf
http://www.letus.nwu.edu/projects/gw/cycles/TermList.pdf

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