Carbon Cycle Card Game

In this lesson, students will create carbon cycle character game cards and work in small groups to play a turn-based game. They will play the game by placing their own card on a central card pile to identify the next step in the carbon cycle. As each card is played, the players will then brainstorm on how the carbon atom was transferred from the previous card to the recently-played card. The final activity will involve student groups creating a poster model of their carbon atom journey and going on a 'gallery walk' to observe the carbon cycles of other groups. Each set of cards is unique because it is produced by the students!
Resource ID#: 152430 Type: Lesson Plan
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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 8
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s) 30 Minute(s)
Keywords: carbon, carbon cycle, photosynthesis, respiration, decomposer, producer, consumer, decomposition, plant, animal, fungi, organism, interaction, biogeochemical
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Diversity and Ecology 2016

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