1. Do Now
What is carbon?
What does it mean when “Matter is neither created nor destroyed”?
How do plants obtain carbon?
What do plants make with carbon?
How do humans obtain carbon?
How do humans get rid of the waste, carbon dioxide?

2. THE CARBON CYCLE

3. What Is Carbon? An element The basis of life of earth
Found in rocks, oceans, atmosphere, and all living organisms.

4. Carbon Cycle
The same carbon atoms are used repeatedly on earth. They cycle between the earth and the atmosphere.

5. Plants Use Carbon Dioxide
Plants pull carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.
Using sunlight with the CO2 they make glucose.
This process is photosynthesis.
The carbon can be used by the plant (food) and used to build the plant (cellulose).
Also gives off CO2 from cellular respiration.

6. Animals Eat Plants
When organisms eat plants, they take in the carbon and some of it becomes part of their own bodies.
They generate CO2 from cellular respiration(break down of glucose) and exhale this CO2 into the atmosphere.

7. Animals Eat Animals
When organisms eat animals, they take in the carbon and some of it becomes part of their own bodies.
They generate CO2 from cellular respiration (break down of glucose) and exhale this CO2 into the atmosphere.

8. Plants and Animal Die
When plants and animals die, most of their bodies are decomposed and carbon atoms are returned to the atmosphere.(CO2)
Some are not decomposed fully and end up as deposits underground (oil, coal, etc.= fossil fuels=Carbon)

9. Carbon Slowly Returns to Atmosphere
Carbon in rocks and underground deposits is released very slowly into the atmosphere.
This process takes many years.

10. Carbon in Oceans Additional carbon is stored in the ocean.
CO2 passes into the water from the atmosphere.
Plants & phytoplankton use for photosynthesis.
Many animals pull carbon from water to use in shells, etc.
Animals die and carbon substances are deposited at the bottom of the ocean.
Oceans contain earth’s largest store of carbon.

11. Burning wood and Fossil Fuels
Releases carbon compounds in air, water, and soil

12. Human Impact Fossil fuels release carbon stores very slowly
Burning anything releases more carbon into atmosphere — especially fossil fuels
Increased carbon dioxide in atmosphere increases global warming
Fewer plants mean less CO2 removed from atmosphere

13. What We Need to Do Burn less, especially fossil fuels
Promote plant life, especially trees

14. Independent Practice Sign out your Chromebook Log into your computer
Go to: mscainlittlefield.weebly.com
Under Greenhouse Tab
Find the section titled Cycles: Water, Nitrogen, and Carbon
Copy the notes in your travel journal.
Turn in the Exit Ticket on a yellow Post-It