The Stomata Lab. What the past can tell us about our future - using fossil and modern plants to model atmospheric carbon dioxide
Author(s): Gina Wesley1, Kelly Livernoche1, Sean McNamara2, William Gretes3, Allison Bell, Kiersten Newtoff1, Jeff Leips4, Richard Barclay5, Heather Killen5
1. Montgomery College 2. Community College of Baltimore County 3. Howard Community College 4. University of Maryland Baltimore County 5. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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Summary:
Students will develop a mathematical model of the relationship between atmospheric CO2 and the number of stomata on a leaf (Stomata Index). They will evaluate the model graphically, statistically, and biologically, and then use it to estimate CO2…
Contents:
- StomataLab_Overview.docx(DOCX | 33 KB)
- StomataLab_Activity_Instructor.docx (Instructors only)(DOCX | 535 KB)
- StomataLab_Activity_Student.docx(DOCX | 533 KB)
- StomataLab_DataCollectionSheets.zip (Instructors only)(ZIP | 321 MB)
- StomataLab_PreWork_Instructor.docx (Instructors only)(DOCX | 296 KB)
- StomataLab_PreWork_Student.docx(DOCX | 289 KB)
- Template_StomataLab_Instructor.xlsx (Instructors only)(XLSX | 37 KB)
- Template_StomataLab_Student.xlsx(XLSX | 35 KB)
- License terms
Supporting Docs
- StomataLab_Overview.docx(DOCX | 33 KB)
- StomataLab_Activity_Instructor.docx (Instructors only)(DOCX | 535 KB)
- StomataLab_Activity_Student.docx(DOCX | 533 KB)
- StomataLab_DataCollectionSheets.zip (Instructors only)(ZIP | 321 MB)
- StomataLab_PreWork_Instructor.docx (Instructors only)(DOCX | 296 KB)
- StomataLab_PreWork_Student.docx(DOCX | 289 KB)
- Template_StomataLab_Instructor.xlsx (Instructors only)(XLSX | 37 KB)
- Template_StomataLab_Student.xlsx(XLSX | 35 KB)