Pre-Requisites: Before beginning this Competency, you must complete the following
Competencies:
- BL1001: The Scientific Approach
- BL1002: Biochemical and Cellular Framework
Competency Description:
All of life on Earth needs energy to survive and thrive. Although plant life is able to
derive energy directly from the sun and produces oxygen in the process, most animal
life, including human life must gather energy in other ways. Ultimately, the nutritional
needs of almost every creature on the planet are satisfied by consuming plants and
their fruits. However, in the modern world, humans want energy for more than survival.
We want energy to drive our automobiles, power our factories, our homes, and our society. In our quest for energy, we have consumed enormous amounts of energy
embodied in the fossil remains of previous life-forms. Unfortunately, in this process we
have altered the natural carbon cycle, changed the chemical composition of our atmosphere, and affected our global climate.
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You may consider using alternative energy sources for your car and home, but your
body requires a specific kind of energy. Cells in living organisms cannot search for
alternative fuel sources. Animal and plant cells have particular processes for obtaining
the energy they need. In this Competency, you will examine the natural carbon cycle
with its basis in cellular respiration and photosynthesis. You will also explore human
impact on the carbon cycle, and how our use of fossilized energy relates to global
warming and climate change.
For this Performance Task Assessment, you will create a presentation to present the
scientific perspective on the carbon cycle, the climate system, and climate change.
Assessment Submission Length: 15–20 slides in a presentation format.
Competency Modules:
- Module 1: The Carbon Cycle
- Module 2: The Climate System
- Module 3: Climate Change in the Modern Era
Professional Skills:
- Written Communication: Write with clarity, coherence, and purpose.
- Information Literacy: Apply strategies to evaluate information in order to effectively
analyze issues and make decisions.
