K-12 Educational Resources

Second decadal carbon cycle science program

In this stirring, hopeful, and deeply humane book, Hawken illuminates the subtle connections between carbon and our collective human experience and asks us to see nature, carbon, and ourselves as exquisitely intertwined—inseparably connected.

Explore the essential life cycles on Earth with 'It's Cycle Time!' A pivotal resource for middle school life science, this book delves into the carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles, explaining their significance in sustaining ecosystems. Essential for the US STEM curriculum, it offers insights into the interconnectivity of elements and compounds through the atmosphere, land, and oceans. A must-read for educators, homeschooling parents, and librarians, it lights the way for young scientists to understand the foundation of ecological balance.

In The Adventures of Carbon you’ll meet a carbon atom and travel with him as he journeys around the earth, as he meets up with other atom friends to form different types of molecules, such as carbon dioxide in the air, sugar in living things, fossil fuels in the ground, and even bicarbonate in the ocean.

Did you know that about 18.5 percent of a human body's mass is carbon? All life on Earth depends on carbon. How carbon is taking in and given off through animals' breathing, the burning of fossil fuels, and more can be shown in the model known as the carbon cycle. In this informative and interesting book, readers will discover how the carbon cycle works. Designed to appeal to struggling readers, helpful diagrams are provided to clarify complex concepts and fascinating fact boxes add interest to the text.

In The Carbon Cycle: Track the Path of Life's Essential Element, young scientists explore how the first life forms that evolved on our planet consumed carbon and now, 4 billion years later, carbon is still the building block of all known forms of life.

The Everywhere Atom blends science, humor, and cartoon atoms to explain how the carbon cycle affects the climate, today and throughout Earth's history. The carbon atom is the most basic building block on Earth and its movement around the planet shapes the climate. While the carbon cycle is central to understanding climate change, it is often missing from children’s climate books, making this a critical addition to classrooms and libraries.