A reading titled “Carbon and Other Biogeochemical Cycle”’ from the Fifth Assessment Report titled “Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis” by Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This reading discusses the carbon cycle and other long-term biogeochemical cycles and can be used to introduce topics such as long-term cycles and feedback mechanisms. It also discusses concepts of atmospheric carbon, the greenhouse effect, solar radiation, ocean acidification and carbon cycle feedback.

Students will learn about the various biogeochemical cycles and will understand Earth’s climate system and climate change. They will additionally learn about how these cycles interact with each other on different scales.