Lesson 3: Nutrient Cycling
Duration of Days: 4
Lesson Objective
Explain the biological and chemical processes that cycle vital nutrients like carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus through the aquatic biosphere
How do essential elements (such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) move between the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem, and how do human activities affect these biogeochemical cycles?
HS-LS2-3 (Aerobic and anaerobic cycling of matter).
Identifying cause-and-effect sequences in complex scientific processes.
Students map the path of Nitrogen from agricultural runoff into a pond, explaining the process of algal blooms and subsequent oxygen depletion.
(DOK 3)
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Students must illustrate the Carbon Cycle specifically in the ocean, the Nitrogen Cycle, and the Phosphorous Cycle