Biogeochemical Cycles Poster Assignment



Biogeochemical Cycles Poster Assignment

Task:

• Students have access to figures of the water, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and cycles.

• Students are given a larger piece of paper

• Title should be biogeochemical cycle post.

• Students are asked to use a form of colour coding and to put all three cycles on to one sheet.

Marking Guide Total out of 37 marks:

Students must include all components of each cycle.

Water cycle (/ 6)

• Evaporation from land

• Precipitation over land

• Surface runoff

• Evaporation from ocean

• Precipitation over ocean

• Transpiration

The Carbon/Oxygen Cycle ( /9)

• Cellular respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

• Weathering

• Conversion to fossil fuels

• Sediments

• In dissolved water

• Combustion

• Volcanoes

Nitrogen Cycle ( /6)

• Nitrification

• Denitrification

• Ammonium

• Nitrite

• Nitrate

• Bacteria

Sulphur Cycle (/3)

• Acid rain

• Sulphur dioxide

• Hydrogen sulphide

Phosphorus Cycle (/3)

• Leaching

• Geological uplifting

• Weathering

Creativity ( / 10)

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