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Handout
National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Biogeochemical Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
Biogeochemical cycles happen when individual elements are recycled over and over in different parts of the Earth. Two examples are the Nitrogen Cycle and Carbon Cycle. Read an explanation of biogeochemical cycles and view a diagram of...
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Activity
Michigan Reach Out

University of Michigan: Liquid Nitrogen Fun!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lessons and science demos using liquid nitrogen.
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PPT
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: The Nitrogen Cycle

For Students 3rd - 8th
A slideshow illustrates what nitrogen is and how it helps our environment.
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Handout
Other

Ecosystems: Nitrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the nitrogen cycle and the role of nitrogen in the ecosystem.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Water Cycle

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Water and elements like carbon and nitrogen are constantly being recycled through the environment. This process is called a biogeochemical cycle because it involves...
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Unit Plan
Other

The Learning Partnership: Journey to El Yunque

For Students 6th - 8th
In this set of learning modules, students examine the impact of hurricane weather on the El Yunque rainforest in Puerto Rico. They learn about hurricanes, producers, consumers, and the food chain, and how disruptions in organisms'...
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Information About Nitrifying and Denitrifying Bacteria

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the important role that nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria play in the nitrogen cycle.
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Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Nitrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts about the chemical element, nitrogen found in the Earth's atmosphere.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Nitrogen in the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the properties of nitrogen, how it was first formed, where it is found, and the importance of the nitrogen cycle.
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Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Cycles in the Ecosystem

For Students 9th - 10th
A worksheet and notes covering cycles in the ecosystem, including the carbon and the nitrogen cycles.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Matter and Energy Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
In this incredibly comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn about the carbon cycle. You will also learn about how matter and energy flows through the nitrogen cycle and phosphorus cycle.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biogeochemical Cycles Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review information on the cycling of matter throughout the spheres of Earth.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biogeochemical Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of biogeochemical cycles.
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Handout
Chemicool

Chemicool: Nitrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Chemicool provides a set of data tables summarizing basic chemical and physical properties of nitrogen.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Nitrogen Cycle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
nitrogen cycle
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Graphic
Curated OER

Nitrogen Cycle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
nitrogen cycle
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Lesson Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Climate Discovery Teacher's Guide: Investigating Climate Present

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plans on the following: Carbon cycle: Carbon Dioxide Sources and Sinks, Nitrogen Cycle: Traveling Nitrogen, Ocean and Atmosphere: Make Convection Currents, Energy Cycle: Albedo
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the nitrogen cycle as it relates to plant photosynthesis. Find out how plants obtain the nitrogen they need for life.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Prokaryote Interactions & Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about cooperation and "multicellularity" in prokaryotes including mutualisms, commensalisms, parasitisms. Also find out the role of prokaryotes in the carbon and nitrogen cycles.
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Article
Other

S Cool: Engery Flow and Nutrient Cycle

For Students 6th - 8th
This website describes trophic levels, transfer of energy between trophic levels, pyramids of ecology, and nutrient cycles within the environment.
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Unit Plan
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Write Now: Write Now How Can Nitrogen Affect My Business?

For Students 9th - 10th
Students are asked to conduct online research in order to write an informative article about the development of algae blooms in Maryland's Deep Creek Lake.
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Civil Environmental: Ecology I: The Earth System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level online course highlighting the fundamentals of ecology. Course topics include coevolution of the biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere; photosynthesis and respiration; and the carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles....
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Nitrogen

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students are introduced to the element nitrogen, its gaseous state, atomic structure, and how it combines with hydrogen to form ammonia.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Recycling Matter Study Guide

For Students 4th - 9th
Review some of the cycles that recycle matter through Earth's biospheres.

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