Climate.gov: Why is Carbon an Important Element?
In this lesson developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), students will explore the carbon cycle and the relationship between atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and temperature.
Climate Change: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
This lesson, vetted and approved on the CPALMS website, provides students with the opportunity to read and analyze an informational text designed to support reading in the content area. This article describes the rise of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere and its likely effects on the planet, including climate change and ocean acidification.
The Chemistry of CO2: Carbon Dioxide
This video, hosted by Science360 Video, is entitled “The Chemistry of Carbon Dioxide.” It explains and illustrates the molecular structure of CO2; how the bonding of the carbon and oxygen molecules illustrates the Rule of 8; carbon dioxide and carbonation; the role of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere; and how the changing levels of CO2 can affect the Earth’s temperature.
Royal Society of Chemistry: Climate Change: Looking at the data - The Earth is getting warmer
This resource, sponsored by Learn Chemistry, is entitled “Climate Change: Looking at the Data – The Earth Is Getting Warmer.”
Royal Society of Chemistry: Climate Change: Looking at the data- temperature changes
This resource, sponsored by Learn Chemistry, is entitled “Looking at the Data: Temperature Changes.”