Sediments and the Global Carbon Cycle
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Description: This is a series of exercises to introduce the role of sediments and sedimentary rocks in the global carbon cycle and the use of stable carbon isotopes to reconstruct ancient sedimentary environments.
Grade Levels: 9-12
Keywords: Sediments, organic carbon, carbon cycle
Lesson Area: Soils and Climate
Resource Type: Activity
Next Generation Science Standards
| Grade | Discipline | Core Idea |
|---|---|---|
| 9-12 | ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems | Feedback effects exist within and among Earth's systems. |
| 9-12 | ESS2.E: Biogeology | The biosphere and Earth's other systems have many interconnections that cause a continual co-evolution of Earth's surface and life on it. |