You'll find everything but the kitchen sink here ... or just a carbon sink. In the activity, pairs or groups of middle school learners go outside and measure a tree's circumference and height to estimate its carbon storage potential and compare to other group's data.

Concepts

trees, carbon, measurement

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Complete the activity after discussing the carbon cycle
• Place learners in pair or small groups to complete the activity

Classroom Considerations

• All class members need notebooks to record data

Pros

• Activity allows learners to be outside, touching and measuring trees
• Contains enrichment activity suggestions at the end of the activity

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.3