

Shaking the carbonated beverage will release CO 2 into the atmosphere.Burning wood will release CO 2 into the atmosphere.To further emphasize how carbon can move around, discuss how carbon might be released from the objects that you studied and where the carbon will go when you release it.Teacher Tip: For older students, you can introduce the specific terms for the earth’s four spheres, found in Carbon Cycle Role-Play, when discussing the movement of carbon.

CO 2 in carbonated beverage is from the atmosphere.Plastic came from hydrocarbons, which were formed millions of years ago from living things.The carbon in fabric may have come from living plants (cotton), petroleum (polyester or acrylic), or animals (wool or silk).Discuss where the carbon in these objects comes from in order to emphasize how carbon can move around. Discuss man-made objects like plastic, fabric, and the carbonated beverage.( You can classify the seashell and the wood as living and the plastic, fabric, water, and carbonated beverage as non-living.) As a class, classify the objects into living and non-living groups, including things that used to be alive as living.
