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Original Activity by Colorado Plateau Climate Science & Solutions Partnership, Northern Arizona University
Modified and converted to digital by Jessie Ebie
You are a carbon atom in the Colorado Plateau carbon cycle. During this game, you'll be moving through the plateau's carbon cycle. Be sure to use this sheet to record where you are going during each step and how long you are there. You'll see instructions as you go to help you through the game. Once you complete the game, you'll be asked to answer a few questions and map out your personal path through the carbon cycle.
You are a carbon atom in the Colorado Plateau carbon cycle. During this game, you'll be moving through the plateau's carbon cycle. Be sure to use this sheet to record where you are going during each step and how long you are there. You'll see instructions as you go to help you through the game. Once you complete the game, you'll be asked to answer a few questions and map out your personal path through the carbon cycle.
Game Goals:
Game Goals:
- Understand how a carbon atom cycles through an ecosystem
- Determine which reservoirs a carbon atom encounters most often and least often
- Determine which reservoirs contain the most carbon
- Determine how long a carbon atom spends in a given reservoir
- Determine how long it take to reach each reservoir via the carbon cycle
Carbon Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Below is a general carbon cycle model that you can reference as you work through the game.
Below is a general carbon cycle model that you can reference as you work through the game.
Image from OpenStax Concepts of Biology https://openstax.org/details/books/concepts-biology
Start Playing the Colorado Plateau Carbon Cycle
Start Playing the Colorado Plateau Carbon Cycle
How to begin:
How to begin:
- Download a copy of the data collection table accessible as a Google Document. Click HERE for the data collection table.
- Use the number generator to the left to select a random number by clicking on the word "Generate." This number will tell you where you will be starting in the carbon cycle.
- Once you have the number, click on the location below that corresponds to your number to enter the carbon cycle and begin.
Begin here if you generated a 1
Begin here if you generated a 2
Begin here if you generated a 3
Begin here if you generated a 4
Begin here if you generated a 5
Begin here if you generated a 6
Begin here if you generated a 7
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