Soil, Plants, and the Energy Cycle

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Description: Soils are an importance part of the energy cycle. In this activity you will determine how much bio-fuel can be produced by different plants.
Grade Levels: 9-12
Keywords: energy, carbon sequestration, tillage
Lesson Area: Soils and Plant Growth
Resource Type: Activity

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade Discipline Core Idea
9-12 LS2.B: Cycles of matter and energy transfer in ecosystems Photosynthesis and cellular respiration provide most of the energy for life processes. Only a fraction of matter consumed at the lower level of a food web is transferred up, resulting in fewer organisms at higher levels. At each link in an ecosystem elements are combined in different ways and matter and energy are conserved. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are key components of the global carbon cycle.
9-12 PS3.D: Energy in chemical processes and everyday life Photosynthesis is the primary biological means of capturing radiation from the sun; energy cannot be destroyed, it can be converted to less useful forms.