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 Article:

FACELook! Exploring the Relationship Between Carbon, Photosynthesis, and the Roots of Trees


This article is from Issue FACELook - Vol. 1 No. 1.

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Glossary

FACTivity  (FACTivity template)

Lesson Plan

Reflection Section Answer Guide

Education Standards Correlations

Meet the scientists that contributed to this article:

"Science Topics" covered in this article:
  • Earth Science
  • Life Science

"Environmental Topics" covered in this article:
  • Atmosphere (Educators)
  • Atmosphere (Students)
  • Natural Processes (Students)
  • The Value of Forests and Grasslands (Educators)

Specific "Thinking About Science" Themes:
  • Characteristics of Scientists

Specific "Thinking About the Environment" Themes:
  • Atmosphere
  • Carbon storage
  • Climate Change
  • Photosynthesis

NSE Standards covered in this article:
  • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (A)
  • Nature of science (G)
  • Populations and ecosystems (C)
  • Regulation and behavior (C)
  • Science and technology in society (F)
  • Science as a human endeavor (G)
  • Structure of the earth system (D)
  • Understandings about science and technology (E)