Step 1.  List What is Known

The two columns below illustrate the parallel jobs to be completed in Step 1.
You do not need to conduct any research to do this step. Use your current knowledge and the information from the scenario to fill in the lines provided.
 

In the space provided in the first column, list what you know about hard-red winter wheat.

  Then look at the Earth System Diagram in the second column. Notice how the arrows go to and from the event and spheres. These arrows indicate that the cause and effect relationships go both from the event to the spheres and from the spheres to the event (Image of a gold double-sided arrow.). While thinking about these relationships, list your ideas about how the event--increased concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide -- could possibly impact the four spheres that make up the Kansas wheat farm ecosystem.

List prior knowledge about hard-red winter wheat.










List prior Earth system science knowledge regarding increased concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Image of a four type interaction Earth System Diagram.  Please have someone assist you with this.

Increased Carbon Dioxide Event Image of a gold double-sided arrow. Biosphere


Increased Carbon Dioxide Event Image of a gold double-sided arrow. Lithosphere


Increased Carbon Dioxide Event Image of a gold double-sided arrow. Atmosphere


Increased Carbon Dioxide Event Image of a gold double-sided arrow. Hydrosphere