Name: ____________________________________
Hour: ________________________
Journey on the Carbon Cycle
This sheet is to help you write about your experiences as a carbon atom during your journey on the
carbon cycle. Fill in the blanks as you go from station to station. If you end up at the same place
three times in a row, just choose a different location from the die you are rolling.
1) I began my adventure at __________________________________________.
2) The first thing that happened was ________________________________________________________,
so I went to _______________________________________________.
3) The first thing that happened was ________________________________________________________,
so I went to _______________________________________________.
4) The first thing that happened was ________________________________________________________,
so I went to _______________________________________________.
5) The first thing that happened was ________________________________________________________,
so I went to _______________________________________________.
6) The first thing that happened was ________________________________________________________,
so I went to _______________________________________________.
7) The first thing that happened was ________________________________________________________,
so I went to _______________________________________________.
8) The first thing that happened was ________________________________________________________,
so I went to _______________________________________________.
9) The first thing that happened was ________________________________________________________,
so I went to _______________________________________________.
10) The first thing that happened was ________________________________________________________,
so I went to _______________________________________________.
11) The first thing that happened was ________________________________________________________,
so I went to _______________________________________________.
12) The first thing that happened was ________________________________________________________,
so I went to _______________________________________________.
Draw: A comic strip of your travels. Each number on the front of this page corresponds to a box in the
comic strip. Check the numbers on the front to be sure you are drawing the right thing. Be creative with
your choice of plants and animals that you were in. Draw what happened, not where you ended up!
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Predict - What will happen to the carbon atom after all of this? ____________________________
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