This resource would work well for virtual learning or in schools where students are one-to-one with devices.
This is a well-constructed interactive. By clicking on various parts of the cycle, the user can either view a short video about the topic or a static diagram with more information.
Additional Prerequisites
Students can click the underlined words in the transcript to view the definition.
A transcript of the carbon cycle is located below the interactive diagram.
Differentiation
Before using this resource, students could make a list of all the components of the carbon cycle and label them as processes or carbon sinks. After using the interactive diagram, students could update their lists.
In small groups, students could identify which parts of the carbon cycle have been impacted by humans and how these impacts have damaged the cycle.
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