Text and illustration look at the element carbon. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
Explores the element of carbon. Discusses where it is placed on the periodic table, a history of discoveries, different types of carbons, and how it affects the world. Includes color photographs, a glossary, resources for further information, and an index.
"Living things depend on a few invisible but essential nutrients to survive. These nutrients each have their own purpose. But they are also interconnected in the nutrient cycle"--Provided by publisher.
Explains that the natural element carbon is found in all living things, including people, and how the Earth's supply of carbon moves among Earth's oceans, atmosphere, ecosystem, and geosphere in a process called the carbon cycle.
