1. Major concepts: CH11
Some substances with carbon can be analyzed with simple tests
How do you test for the presence of carbon? How do interpret the results?

2. Major concepts: CH11
Earth has a fixed amount of carbon; that carbon moves among several major reservoirs
What are the active and inactive carbon reservoirs? How does carbon move between these reservoirs?

3. Major concepts: CH11
Carbon transfer involves chemical reactions with changes in atomic structures of carbon and in properties of carbon-bearing material
What are the chemical formulas for common carbon bearing substances? What are some of the chemical reactions that occur when carbon is rearranged?

4. Major concepts: CH11
Simple reactions simulate carbon cycling in the natural world
What are some of the simple reactions you did? How do these reactions model what happens on the planet?

5. Major concepts: CH11
Some carbon sinks in the geologic past are now valuable sources of fossil fuels and energy for our society
Which carbon sinks on the planet are inactive reservoirs of carbon? How have
humans made these reservoirs active reservoirs?