PPT Nitrogen cycle

http://sitemaker.umich.edu/bdflemin/nutrient_cycling_lesson_plan
http://www-bioc.rice.edu/pblclass/6th%20grade/misc/toc.htm
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/outreach/lesson_plans/The%20Nitroge
n%20Cycle.pdf
http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/nitrogen.htm
Weather
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gsd/outreach/education/sam1/SAM_Intro.ht
ml
http://www.thirteen.org/h2o/educators_lesson2b.html
Carbon

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gsd/outreach/education/poet/CarbonCycle_print.pdf

http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/watercycle/
http://www.vtaide.com/png/assess.htm
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es
0105/es0105page01.cfm?chapter_no=01

Cycles
Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Water Cycle
1. water cycle
2. groundwater
3. evaporation
4. precipitation
5. runoff
6. transpiration
7.condensation

Carbon Cycle

8. carbon cycle
9. organic
10. photosynthesis
11. respiration
12. combustion
13. decomposition
Nitrogen Cycle

14. nitrogen cycle

15. Nitrogen fixation

Cycles
What goes around, comes around!
In nature, the materials needed by all
organisms in an ecosystem are
reused or recycled. Nitrogen,
carbon, oxygen, and other nutrients
move through ecosystems in a
predictable pattern or cycle. These
nutrient cycles in nature are called
biogeochemical cycles.

 Look at the word biogeochemical

and see if you can figure out what
these cycles are all about.
Bio means "life.
Geo means "earth.
Chemical means "of or relating to
chemistry.
From those meanings, you could say that
biogeochemical is a word that we would
describe the CONNECTIONS between plants
and animals, the earth, and the chemistry of
how they live.

 Plants and animals are pretty easy to

understand. They are the living parts of
an ecosystem. The earth is also pretty
easy to understand. It's the habitat or
location where an organism lives.

It's the chemistry that you might find a

bit tricky. The nutrients needed and
used by all living things are made up of
chemical elements and molecules.

This is the chemistry of life.

Lets take a look some

of the ways these
chemicals or nutrients
are cycled through
nature. Without these
cycles, living things
could not survive.

The
Carbon
Cycle

 The Carbon Cycle

Carbon is an element found in
nature. It's in the graphite that make
up the "lead" of your pencil. It's
found in the shiniest diamonds and
in the gasoline we use to run our
cars. It's one of the most important
elements found on earth. Carbon is
also found in ALL living organisms.
In fact, living things are full of
carbon!

Carbon is one of the

elements that cycles
through nature. The
Carbon Cycle is one of
the biogeochemical
cycles.

 During photosynthesis,
plants combine carbon
dioxide from the air and
hydrogen from water to
make carbohydrates. Some
of these carbohydrates are
stored in the tissues of the
plant. Others are used by
the plant for energy.

CO2

 When that plant is eaten,

the cells of the animal
break down the plant's
tissues during digestion.
This releases the stored
carbon and other
nutrients into the animal's
system.

 As the animal breathes out

(exhales), carbon dioxide is
released into the air (atmosphere)
and the cycle can begin again. This
is known as respiration.
Respiration is not the only way
carbon makes it into the air
(atmosphere). Carbon and/or
carbon dioxide is also released
when dead plants and animals are
decomposed and when fossil fuels
are burned.

Carbon Cycle

Carbon Cycle
Carbon Cycle Game
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/earth/climate/carbon_cycle.html
Carbon Cartoon
http://climate.nasa.gov/kids/bigQuestions/dinosaurFossilFuel/
Video How Stuff Works Carbon Cycle
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/20427-the-cycle-series-exploringthe-carbon-cycle-video.htm

The
Nitrogen
Cycle

The Nitrogen Cycle

Nitrogen is the most

common gas found in the
earth's atmosphere. It is
necessary for plant
growth. In fact, it's
necessary for the survival
of all ecosystems!

The Nitrogen Cycle

Free nitrogen - the nitrogen

found in the atmosphere, animal
wastes, and dead and decaying
organisms - is all around.
However, only a few organisms
can use it just as it is. These
organisms "fix" the nitrogen for all
other organisms to use. They are
called nitrogen fixing bacteria.

 In the nitrogen fixation part of the

cycle, nitrogen-fixing bacteria found
in the soils and in the roots of certain
plants, change (or convert) free
nitrogen into substances that other
organisms can use. When the fixing
process is finished, free nitrogen is
converted into nitrates, nitrites, and
ammonia. These substances can be
used by plants. As the plants become
food, the nitrogen can be used by
animals.

The Nitrogen Cycle

Just as there are nitrogen-fixing

bacteria, some bacteria have
the job of denitrifying the soil to
keep the nitrogen in balance.
These bacteria take the nitrogen
compounds and return them to
nitrogen gas that is released
back into the atmosphere.

Nitrogen Cycle
In another part of the cycle, animals
eat plants containing usable nitrogen.
That nitrogen returns to the soil as
organic material (animal waste,
decaying plants and animals) is
decomposed by bacteria and other
decomposers.
As in the first part of the cycle,
denitrifying bacteria keep the nitrogen
level in the soil balanced.

Nitrogen Cycle

Nitrogen Cycle

Nitrogen Cycle
Nitrogen Animation
http://www.nodvin.net/snhu/SCI219/demos/Chapter_3/Chapter_03/Present/animations/3
2_2_1a.html
Video
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/7943-abiotic-factors-the-nitrogen-cycle-video.htm
Nitrogen Fixation
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=195790
Video Quiz
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/27268-the-cycle-series-the-nitrogen-cycle-quizvideo.htm
The Ecosphere: The Nitrogen Cycle
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/8439-the-ecosphere-the-nitrogen-cycle-video.htm

The
Oxygen
Cycle

The Oxygen Cycle

You know that oxygen is a
must for life. Oxygen gas
makes up about 21% of
the air in the earth's
atmosphere. Green plants
are key to keeping the
oxygen cycle going.

Atmospheric Gases

The Oxygen Cycle

During photosynthesis,
plants use water from the soil,

energy from the sun, and

carbon dioxide to make simple
sugars. During this process,
molecules are split into their
basic elements.

The Oxygen Cycle

The basic elements of a water

molecule are atoms of hydrogen
and oxygen. In photosynthesis,
the hydrogen is combined with
carbon atoms. This allows
oxygen to be released into the
atmosphere. It's one of the
products of photosynthesis.

Oxygen Cycle

Oxygen is used in the

process of respiration.
This process releases
water into the
atmosphere. The water is
absorbed by plants and
the cycle can begin again!

Oxygen Cycle

The
Water
Cycle

The Water Cycle

Water, like other nutrients,
cycles through nature.
The cycle begins when
the energy from the sun
causes water to
evaporate.

The Water Cycle

Look closely at the word
evaporate. You can see the
word "vapor" sitting right in
the middle! During
evaporation, water becomes
water vapor (gas) and is
returned to the atmosphere.

The Water Cycle

H2O

The Water Cycle

Water in this part of the cycle
comes from many places. Some
of these places include: oceans,
ponds, lakes, streams, leaves
(needles) of plants, soil, glasses
of water, and from your body as
you sweat (perspire).

The Water Cycle

Water vapor in the atmosphere
begins to cool. As it does, it
condenses and forms droplets
of water. When these droplets
become too heavy and dense to
remain in the atmosphere, they
fall to the earth. You know this
as precipitation (like rain or
snow).

The Water Cycle

As precipitation falls, some of it
evaporates immediately. Some of it
soaks into the ground. Water that
does this is called groundwater.
Not all of the precipitation can soak
into the soil. This excess water
becomes what is called runoff. This
is the water that moves from land
back into lakes, streams, ponds,
and the ocean.

The Water Cycle

Groundwater is used by
plants immediately. Roots
gather the water needed for
photosynthesis. As the sun
shines down and provides
more energy, water begins its
return to the atmosphere.

The Water Cycle

Transpiration

Respiration

Water Cycle

Water Cycle
Water Cycle Diagram
http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/watercycle/
Water Cycle Animation
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html
Follow the rain drop story
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/greatlakeskids/morphie-story-title_e.html#content
How Stuff Works
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/history/geological-videos-playlist.htm#video9909