Exploring the Cycles of Matter and the Impact on Agriculture
Exploring the Cycles of Matter and the Impact on Agriculture
Essential Question: In what ways does local agricultural production and the cycles of matter influence each other?
Essential Question: In what ways does local agricultural production and the cycles of matter influence each other?
The Water Cycle
The Water Cycle
What to do next :
What to do next :
- Sketch the Water Cycle into your notebook and familiarize yourself with the vocab words.
While sketching think about how humans impact the water cycle?
2. Watch the Kahn Academy video on the water cycle and take notes
3. Define the listed vocabulary words within your notes
4. Complete the Water Cycle Graphic organizer. Share your work
5. Take the practice Vocabulary quiz. Retake this quiz until you have mastered all the words
Key Vocab:
Key Vocab:
Define the following terms:
- Water Vapor
- Evaporation
- Transpiration (Evapotranspiration)
- Condensation
- Precipiation
- Sublimation
- Runoff
- Groundwater
The Carbon Cycle
The Carbon Cycle
What to do next:
What to do next:
- Sketch the carbon cycle within your notes
- While sketching think about how humans may impact the carbon cycle
- Watch the following YouTube Videos below: The Carbon Cycle or the Circle of Life and The Carbon Cycle
- Read the CK12 article on the carbon cycle and take notes
- Complete the Quick Carbon Assessment in google forms. Repeat until 100% Mastery
- Write a brief response to the Something to Think About Question and share your response
The Carbon Cycle:
The Carbon Cycle:
Define the Following Terms in your notes:
- Photosynthesis (provide the equation)
- Cellular respiration (provide the equation)
- Fossil Fuels
- Carbon dioxide
- Atmospheric CO2
- Deforestation
- Sediments
- Decomposition
- Decomposer
- Climate change (Global Warming)
Sources that put Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere:
Sources that put Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere:
- Cellular Respiration
- Volcanic Activity
- Burning of Fossil Fuels (gas, oil, etc.)
- Glacier Melts
- Decomposition
- Biological Waste (feces, urine, even burps!)
Sources that remove Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere:
Sources that remove Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere:
- Photosynthesis
The Nitrogen Cycle
The Nitrogen Cycle
What to do:
What to do:
- Sketch the diagram of the Nitrogen cycle within your notes
- Watch the YouTube Video "Nitrogen & Phosphorous Cycles: Always Recycle" and complete the Video Review Guide worksheet. Share your work
- Watch the YouTube Video " The Nitrogen Cycle" and create your own Nitrogen Cycle diagram using organisms found in the ocean. Share your work
- Record the Facts of the Nitrogen Cycle within your notes
Watch the Nitrogen Cycle Video above and take notes on key organisms responsible for cycling nitrogen in the ocean and atmosphere. Using your notes and Google Draw, create a digital diagram of the marine nitrogen cycle.
Watch the Nitrogen Cycle Video above and take notes on key organisms responsible for cycling nitrogen in the ocean and atmosphere. Using your notes and Google Draw, create a digital diagram of the marine nitrogen cycle.
KEY FACTS OF THE NITROGEN CYCLE:
KEY FACTS OF THE NITROGEN CYCLE:
- Most of the Atmosphere is made of Nitrogen
- Atmospheric nitrogen is unavailable to plants
- Bacteria transfers atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia through a process called nitrogen fixation
- Ammonia is converted to nitrites and then nitrates
- Plants utilize nitrogen in nitrates to help make proteins and nucleic acids (DNA).
- Animals consume plants and other animals to obtain the nitrogen needed to make proteins and nucleic acids (DNA)
- Fertilizers for plants contain nitrogen to support plant growth
- Sources of Nitrogen: atmosphere, fertilizers, burning of fossil fuels, decaying organic matter
- Denitrification is the breakdown of nitrate into atmospheric nitrogen by bacteria