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Carbon Cycle: Am I part Camel?

Students will write a one or two paragraph story of how a single carbon atom traveled from a camel in Northern Africa to h now reside in them. Students should include at least 4 steps in the carbon cycle to demonstrate understanding.

Rubric Code: LCCB45

By pamcollins

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Subject: Geology

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

carbon cycle
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
4 stages of cycle present	Poor 2 or fewer stages are present	Fair 3 stages are present	Good all 4 stages are present
logical transition betw stages	Poor most transitions between each stage are not scientifically accurate nor well explained	Fair most transitions between each stage are scientifically accurate and fairly well explained	Good transition between each stage is scientifically accurate and well explained
Intro and closure	Poor Student includes neither intro nor closure sentences in paragraph	Fair Student includes intro or closure sentences in paragraph	Good Student includes intro and closure sentences in paragraph