HES Activity 4.2 Overview

Target Student Performance

Students identify carbon pools in Earth systems and investigate the fluxes associated with human use of one pool: fossil fuels.

Resources Provided

Recurring Resources

Setup

Print enough copies of the 4.2 Carbon Pools and Fossil Fuels Reading and Four Questions Handout so that each student has one copy of each. Prepare a computer and projector for the 4.2 Carbon Pools and Fossil Fuels PPT. You may want to print and post the Four Questions Large Poster for the rest of the unit.