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Photosynthesis,​ ​Climate​ ​Change,​ ​and​ ​Misleading​ ​Information 

Objective:​ ​I​ ​can​ ​analyze​ ​information​ ​for​ ​accuracy​ ​in​ ​relation​ ​to​ ​photosynthesis​ ​and​ ​climate​ ​change.

Do​ ​Now
From​ ​our​ ​previous​ ​study,​ ​we​ ​know​ ​that​ ​plants​ ​need​ ​CO​2​​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​complete​ ​the​ ​process​ ​of
photosynthesis.​ ​We​ ​also​ ​have​ ​also​ ​learned​ ​that​ ​due​ ​to​ ​the​ ​burning​ ​of​ ​fossil​ ​fuels​ ​there​ ​is​ ​an
increased​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​CO​2​​ ​in​ ​the​ ​atmosphere.
For​ ​your​ ​do​ ​now,​ ​use​ ​your​ ​prior​ ​knowledge​ ​answer​ ​the​ ​following​ ​question:

Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​plants​ ​benefit​ ​from​ ​increased​ ​levels​ ​of​ ​CO​2​​ ​in​ ​the​ ​atmosphere?
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS​ ​EQUATION:

Hmm...let’s​ ​revisit​ ​CO​2

As​ ​we​ ​discuss​ ​the​ ​following​ ​questions,​ ​jot​ ​down​ ​some​ ​notes.

What​ ​exactly​ ​is​ ​CO​2​?

Is​ ​CO​2​​ ​involved​ ​in​ ​anything​ ​other​ ​than​ ​photosynthesis?

What​ ​do​ ​we​ ​know​ ​about​ ​CO​2​​ ​and​ ​climate​ ​change?

INVESTIGATION​ ​QUESTION:
Do​ ​plants​ ​benefit​ ​from​ ​increased​ ​levels​ ​of​ ​CO​2​​ ​in​ ​the​ ​atmosphere?
Discussion​ ​Questions:

1. Do​ ​plants​ ​benefit​ ​from​ ​increased​ ​levels​ ​of​ ​CO​2​?

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2. What​ ​additionally​ ​climate​ ​change​ ​factors​ ​might​ ​impact​ ​a​ ​plant’s​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​benefit​ ​from
increased​ ​atmospheric​ ​CO​2​?

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3. What​ ​additional​ ​aspects​ ​of​ ​the​ ​photosynthetic​ ​process​ ​might​ ​impact​ ​a​ ​plant’s​ ​ability​ ​to
benefit​ ​from​ ​increased​ ​atmospheric​ ​CO​2​​ ​levels?

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4. If​ ​increased​ ​CO​2​​ ​ ​is​ ​not​ ​actually​ ​beneficial​ ​to​ ​plants,​ ​why​ ​would​ ​this​ ​website​ ​publish
that​ ​it​ ​is?

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Exit​ ​Slip
1. Do​ ​plants​ ​benefit​ ​from​ ​increased​ ​levels​ ​of​ ​CO​2​​ ​in​ ​the​ ​atmosphere?
Answer​ ​in​ ​C-E-R​ ​format

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2. Do​ ​all​ ​websites​ ​provide​ ​creditable​ ​true​ ​information?​ ​Explain.

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