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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.17 Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the two complementary processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Carbon Cycle and Climate Study Guide

For Students 4th - 8th
Review the relationship between the carbon cycle and climate.
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Website
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

The National Academies: Emerging Technologies: Advanced Coal Technologies

For Students 9th - 10th
Coal is still widely used in energy production but is responsible for a third of the carbon dioxide emissions in the United States. New technologies, described here, are being developed to reduce or eliminate these emissions.
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Unit Plan
NASA

Nasa: Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
This site introduces global warming, and the greenhouse effect and the gases contributing to it.
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Article
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Southern Ocean Carbon Sink Filling Up Fast

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Deborah Zabarenko's article explores the rising danger of the amount of carbon dioxide currently filling up the southern ocean around Antaratica.
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Handout
City University of New York

Brooklyn College: Bicarbonate Buffer

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the role of carbonic acid in the blood as part of a buffer system. Includes reactions.
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Video: Respiratory System: Co2 Transportation

For Students 9th - 10th
A video showing an animation of how carbon dioxide is exchanged from tissues to the lungs. Understand how an enzyme catalyzes the diffusion and breakdown of carbon dioxide in the red blood cells and lungs to have allowed it to be...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Rising Carbon Dioxide! What Can We Do?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Energy is used everyday coming from burning fossil fuels which releases carbon dioxide into the air. Discover what this has to do with global warming and how we can do our part to slow it down.
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Activity
University of Maryland

Univ. Of Maryland: Sublimation of Dry Ice Projection

For Students 9th - 10th
A short page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for a teacher demonstration on sublimation. Shows apparatus and set-up; provides suggestions. Easily adaptable as a student project...
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Website
Other

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
The IPCC was established to be an objective source of information on climate change. Its primary goal is to assist policy makers in particular with making sound decisions as they try to address issues around the impact of climate change....
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Handout
Northern Arizona University

Nau: P H Concentration Data

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives some information about Carbon Dioxide that is found in water and pH concentrations.
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Website
Environduck

Enviroduck: Math and Chemistry Behind Co2 Per Gallon of Gas Calculations

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how CO2 per gallon of gas is calculated using science, math, and chemistry.
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Activity
Treehut

Suzy's World: Blood

For Students 3rd - 6th
Use this site to find out why your body needs blood with this quick fact sheet. You can also try an experiment with your pulse.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Photosynthesis: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will explore the nitrogren cycle and photosynthsis of plants. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Plant Kingdom: Photosynthesis."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Photosynthesis: Lesson 1

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will explore the nitrogren cycle and photosynthsis of plants. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Plant Kingdom: Photosynthesis."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plants: Lesson 4

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will explain the role of plants in everyday life. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Plants."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plants: Lesson 1

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will explain the role of plants in everyday life. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Plants."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plants: Lesson 5

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will present the characteristics of plants and their impact on living things. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Plants."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Biosphere: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will discuss the importance of the biosphere (the global ecosystem) to living things. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "The Biosphere."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Biosphere: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will discuss the importance of the biosphere (the global ecosystem) to living things. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "The Biosphere."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Biosphere: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will discuss the importance of the biosphere (the global ecosystem) to living things. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "The Biosphere."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Role of Plants in the Food Chain: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson explains the role plants play in the conversion of inorganic materials into organic material to support living things. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "The Role of Plants in the Food Chain."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Role of Plants in the Food Chain: Lesson 3

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson explains the role plants play in the conversion of inorganic materials into organic material to support living things. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "The Role of Plants in the Food Chain."
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Activity
Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Experiments to Compare Carbon Dioxide Content of Inhaled and Exhaled Air

For Students 9th - 10th
A science experiment comparing carbon dioxide content of inhaled and exhaled air.