Powers of Ten—Air Power Point Presentation Powerpoint Presentation to accompany Carbon Teaching Experiment

Written by: Jonathon SchrammA, Eric KeelingB, Dijanna FigueroaC, Lindsay MohanA, Michele JohnsonC, and Charles W. AndersonA

Culturally relevant ecology, learning progressions and environmental literacyLong Term Ecological Research Math Science Partnership

2012Disclaimer: This research is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation: Targeted Partnership:

Culturally relevant ecology, learning progressions and environmental literacy (NSF-0832173). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily

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Air???

What is in this bottle?

Is it empty?(i.e. – nothing?)

Is it full? (i.e. – of air?)

OR

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Cloud

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From large to macro

telescope

eyes

103m

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Inside macroscopic

eyes

optical magnifier

100m

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Water droplets

Macro Scale5mm

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cloud droplets

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From macro to micro

optical microscope

optical magnifier

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Single cloud droplet

Micro ScaleMSP Carbon Teaching

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From micro to atomic

optical microscope

Atomic force microscope

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molecules

20nm

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Molecules atom and bonds

Carbon dioxide CO2

Nitrogen N2

Oxygen O2

Water H2O

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Air molecules movement

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What is in our atmosphere’s air?

Lavoisier ， Antoine-Laurent （ 1743 ～ 1794）

Ni trogen

Oxygen

Argon

CarbonDioxideOthers

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