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Trees, cars, & carbon: Local inquiry about global issues

Trees, cars, & carbon: Local inquiry about global issues

Jul 07, 2018

Materials

  • A set of slides for illustrating the main concept: ,

  • Handouts

    • Sample , created for use at a local elementary school

    • , again customized for a local elementary school

    • , customized.

  • Web links for the activity

    • Let's first take a look at some tree identification tools.

    • After you ID the tree, we'll need to...

      • Identify its tree categorization (e.g., a hard hardwood or a soft hardwood).

      • Use my handy web calculator to get the tree's height, its weight, its dry weight, and the amount of carbon stored. 

  • De-brief--

    • How was this inquiry?

    • What kind of scaffolding was in place? How can it be improved?

    • What are the instructional follow-ups?