Estimating Biomass

This curriculum linked lesson focusses on how tree biomass can be estimated and how this can be used to infer the amount of carbon stored by a tree. Learners are encouraged to make the link to the carbon cycle as well as the data being collected at one of the world’s largest climate change experiments.

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Key Stage

 3, 4 and 5

Learning Objectives 

• Identify what biomass is
• Describe how to estimate tree biomass and carbon content
• Explain why carbon sequestration and storage in rural and urban ecosystems is important

Key Words 

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