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Name:_______________________________________Per.__________

Decoding“TheCarbonCycle”Article

1. GlanceovertheHeadinginthearticle.Whatistheconnectionbetweentheheadingsinthearticle?

2. Glancingovertheentirearticle,PREDICTwhatyouthinkthearticleisgoingtobeabout?Bespecificinyourrationale.

3. Lookoverthefigures,whattypeofexperimentsdoyouthinkscientistconductedtocollecttheresultsseeninthearticle.

4. Numbertheparagraphsinthearticle.Readoverthearticleonce.Highlightorunderlineanyunknownwordsandrecordtheminthespacebelow.Lookupthedefinitionandrecordinthespacebelow.Annotate(!)anyinformationyoufoundinteresting.

UnknownWords Definition

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5. Listanyspecies,organisms,orsubstancesthearticlewasabout.

6. Nowthatyouhavereadthetextonce,createfourquestionsyouhaveaboutthearticle.1)

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7. CreateONEanalysisquestionfromthearticle.1)

8. PickTWOofyourquestionsfromquestion#6andanswerthembelow.Then,answerthequestionyouwroteinquestion#7.

9. Howdophotosynthesisandcellularrespirationrelatetotheinformationpresentedinthisarticle?Responseshouldbe6–8sentenceinlength.

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Summary

10. Intwoparagraphs,summarizekeypointsfromthearticle.