The Earth is constantly changing. Some of this change occurs slowly over many millennia, and some occurs relatively rapidly over the decades. Major natural forces cause such changes as volcanoes, continental shifts, building and erosion of mountains, reorganization of oceans, appearance and disappearance of deserts and marshlands, advances and retreats of great ice sheets, rise and fall of sea and lake levels, and the evolution and extinction of vast numbers of species.
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Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Students will explore the Nitrogen Cycle by modeling the movement of a nitrogen atom as it passes through the cycle. Students will stop in the different reservoirs along the way, answering questions about the processes that brought them to the different reservoirs.
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Grade Level: 3-5,
6-8
Students will explore the Nitrogen Cycle by modeling the movement of a nitrogen atom as it passes through the cycle. Students will stop in the different reservoirs along the way, answering questions about the processes that brought them to the different reservoirs.
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