How Might Elevated CO2 Affect Plants

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In this activity, learners conduct an experiment to investigate the effect of elevated levels on CO2 on plant growth. The activity helps learners understand the relationship between CO2, plants, and climate change. This activity is associated with Project BudBurst, a citizen science program for K-12 learners. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
10 to 30 minutes
Learning Time:
1 to 4 weeks
Estimated Materials Cost:
$10 - $20 per group of students
Age Range:
Ages 14 - 18
Resource Types:
Activity, Experiment/Lab Activity, Lesson/Lesson Plan
Language:
English

Materials List (per group of students)

  • Two 2-liter clear soda bottles for each team of two learners
  • One plastic saucer for each bottle
  • Knife
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • Potting soil (enough to fill the bottom of the bottles)
  • Seeds of several different species of plants (tomato, wheat, bean, cucumber, clover, etc)
  • Water soluble plant food
  • Straws
  • Hand pump (often sold as balloon pumps or aspirators)

Keywords

Subjects

  • Earth and Space Science
    • Earth Structure
      • Atmosphere
  • Life Sciences
    • Cells
    • Diversity of Life
      • Plants
    • Ecology
      • Ecosystems
      • Populations
      • Human Impact
  • Physical Sciences
    • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
    • Data Analysis and Probability
      • Data Analysis
      • Data Collection
      • Data Representation
    • Representation

Informal Categories

  • Citizen Science
  • Nature and Environment

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • read
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves teamwork and communication skills
  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

Includes assesments for student learning:

This resource is part of:

Access Rights:

  • Free access

By:

Rights:

  • All rights reserved, NEON Inc., 2013

Funding Source:

  • National Science Foundation