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              • Mountain Pine Tree - original
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              • Water for Everyone!
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              • Astoria Community Concerns
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              • To Clone...or Not to Clone
              • Mitosis
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              • Selective Breeding
              • Rube Goldberg Contraptions
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      • Cell Theory
      • Types of Cells
      • Organelles
      • Organelle Analogies
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    • Unit 2: Nutrients, Energy, and Biochemistry >
      • Photosynthesis Passport
      • Photosynthesis
      • Photosynthesis 2020
      • Introducing Lipids, Carbs, and Proteins
      • Passive Transport vs. Active Transport
      • Passive Transport vs. Active Transport - REMOTE
      • Enzymes
      • Enzymes - 2021-22
      • pH and Enzymes
      • What is Diffusion?
      • Cellular Respiration
      • Cellular Respiration Certificate
      • Unit 2 Performance Task
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    • Unit 3: Homeostasis in Human Body Systems >
      • Homeostasis Passport
      • Making Connections: Body Systems
      • Temperature Facts and Graphs
      • Insulin, Glucose, and You
      • Respiratory System and Gas Exchange
      • Making Connections: Circulatory System Investigation
      • Osmosis
      • Diffusion through a Membrane
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      • Homeostasis Reflection
    • Unit 4: Disease and Disruption of Homeostasis >
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      • Innate Immune System Response
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      • Viruses and Vaccinations
      • Mystery Illness
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      • Tuberculosis
      • Antibiotic Resistance
      • Bacteria & Antibiotics
      • Diabetes
      • Unit 4 Notes
    • Unit 5: Reproduction and Evolution >
      • Intro to Cladograms
      • Investigating the Brine Shrimp Life Cycle
      • Comparing Eggs
      • Comparing Eggs
      • Comparing Reproductive Systems
      • Gamete Production & Fertilization
      • Reproduction Strategies
      • Embryonic Development
      • Meiosis
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      • Mitosis & Meiosis Notes
      • Asexual & Sexual Reproduction
      • Gamete Production & Fertilization
      • Gamete Production & Fertilization
    • Unit 6: Biotechnology >
      • Chromosomes, DNA, and Genes - Remote
      • Chromosomes, DNA, and Genes
      • Protein Synthesis
      • Biotechnology - Ethics
      • Biotechnology - Ethics - Asynchronous
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    • Unit 7: Healthy Ecosystems and Invasive Species >
      • Keystone Species - Trends >
        • Mountain Pine Tree - rev.
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      • Biogeochemical Cycles
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Reimagining  Earth's Cycles

Essential Questions
1) Why is matter recycled in the Earth’s spheres?
2) How does human interactions impact the relationships within Earth’s spheres and systems?


Unit Objectives:
1) Describe where water is stored and how water cycles within an ecosystem

2) Explain where carbon is stored and how carbon moves through an ecosystem
3) Explain where nitrogen is stored within the biosphere and how nitrogen flows through an ecosystem

4) Explain where sulfur is stored within the biosphere and how it moves through an ecosystem

5) Describe where phosphorus is stored within the biosphere and how it cycles through an ecosystem

​6) Be able to explain how humans have altered the biogeochemical cycles and the impact of such changes



Project Overview
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Product Model
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Original Source: ​http://mariana68.wixsite.com/biogeochemicalcycles/requirements
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Task #1: Research

Use the following resources to complete the graphic organizer or create notes in your notebook.

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Overview of Biogeochemical Cycles
Hydrologic Cycle Resources
NASA Science Briefs: Human Impact on the Water Cycle


The Environmental Literacy Council

Carbon Cycle

The Environmental Literacy Council


Climatica: Exploring the Carbon Cycle

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Nitrogen Cycle
Humans and the Nitrogen Cycle


The Environmental Literacy Council

Phosphorous Cycle

The Phosphorus Cycle


The Environmental Literacy Council


​Science Learning Hub
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Sulfur Cycle

Humans and the Sulfur Cycle


The Environmental Literacy Council

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Task #2: Diagramming Each Cycle

There are many pathways that a molecule can travel within each Biogeochemical Cycle. Create an outline or sequence of events drawing to show these pathways. This will be useful when developing your story.
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Task #3: Measuring Human Impact

Use the resource below to add to the Human Impact information in your research.
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Task #4: Establishing a Resolution

Any great story has a resolution to its conflict. As you begin thinking about the resolution to your story, it is helpful to learn and understand what our federal government and international governing bodies have already established to protect the environment. Use the resource below to begin researching.
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