WHAT DO THESE THINGS HAVE IN COMMON?

It’s an element C ARBON QUICK FACTS

It’s an element C ARBON QUICK FACTS It is a part of ANYTHING alive or once alive

It’s an element C ARBON QUICK FACTS It is a part of ANYTHING alive or once alive Living things use carbon for energy and structure

The Carbon Cycle

ATMOSPHERE PLANTS THE JOURNEY OF CARBON

FROM ATMOSPHERE TO PLANTS + CO 2 + = Sugar + Oxygen ATMOSPHERE PLANTS The carbon in CO 2 becomes sugar Carbon is usually found as CO 2 in the atmosphere Plants take carbon in through photosynthesis

CARBO PLANT CELLS SUGARS (starch) HYDRATESN

CARBSOHYDRATES World’s largest POTATO

S CARBON World’s largest POTATO

CARBON STORES ENERGY

ATMOSPHERE PLANTS ANIMALS THE JOURNEY OF CARBON

FROM PLANTS TO ANIMALS Animals eat plants… (yum) ANIMALS PLANTS Or animals eat animals which ate plants… ( double yum) Either way the carbon is traced back to plants

ATMOSPHERE PLANTS ANIMALS THE JOURNEY OF CARBON

FROM ANIMALS TO THE ATMOSPHERE Respiration – Oxygen in, CO 2 out ANIMALS ATMOSPHERE + CO 2 + = Sugar + Oxygen THE BIOCHEMICAL FORMULA (A HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY THING) ENERGY Respiration – WHAT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER Plants perform respiration too! (but it’s not common)

ATMOSPHERE PLANTS ANIMALS SHORT CYCLE RECAP Photosynthesis Consumption Respiration Short Cycle

How do animals put carbon back into the atmosphere?

What form is carbon in when it goes from animal to atmosphere?

Name two ways that animals get their carbon

How do plants get their carbon?

What is the most common form of carbon when in the atmosphere?

What form does carbon take once in the plant?

ATMOSPHERE PLANTS ANIMALS FORMATION OF FOSSIL FUELS THE JOURNEY OF CARBON xx dead xx

Fossil fuels form from… Dead plants and animals In order for fossil fuels to form you need the right amount of three things: Pressure Temperature Time (millions of years) PLANTS & ANIMALS FORMATION OF FOSSIL FUELS xx dead xx FROM DEAD STUFF TO FOSSIL FUELS

ATMOSPHERE PLANTS ANIMALS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS THE JOURNEY OF CARBON FORMATION OF FOSSIL FUELS xx dead xx

FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO THE ATMOSPHERE Burning fossil fuels releases carbon in the form of CO 2 ATMOSPHERE BURNING FOSSIL FUELS

WHAT HAPPENS TO CARBON IN THE OCEAN? Ocean producers use CO 2 for photosynthesis The cycle is pretty much the same from there… ATMOSPHERE OCEAN

ATMOSPHERE PLANTS ANIMALS FORMATION OF FOSSIL FUELS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS LONG CYCLE RECAP xx dead xx Long Cycle

What happens to the carbon in our bodies when we die?

What three things do you need the right amount of in order to get fossil fuels?

How long does it take fossil fuels to form?

What happens when fossil fuels are burned?

Where does most of the CO 2 produced from burning fossil fuels end up?

What is the carbon cycle like in the ocean?

HOW DO HUMANS AFFECT THE CARBON CYCLE ?

Atmosphere (not to scale) GREENHOUSE EFFECT 2. It can be reflected back into space 1. It can get absorbed REJECTED 3. It can be trapped by the atmosphere

GREENHOUSE GASES: Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat Earth would freeze without them

Atmosphere (not to scale) GREENHOUSE EFFECT The overall warming effect caused by the greenhouse gases trapping heat

GLOBAL WARMING – The Debate FACT – There is 30% more CO 2 in the air now than there was 150 years ago

GLOBAL WARMING – The Debate FACT – There is 30% more CO 2 in the air now than there was 150 years ago THEORY – More CO 2 traps more heat and causes higher temperatures worldwide

Consequences Rising temperatures Species extinction caused by the inability to adapt Sea levels rising Severe weather conditions

There is strong evidence thatthe Earthisheating up.

The debate is about who we should blame

Team 1 Blame Mother Nature

and all other people… Team 2 Blame you and me Let the debate begin! Bring it on! CRUSH YOU! … will…I…