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Car Pollution
In this activity students consider the questions:
• Why is the car manufacturer interested in planting trees?
• How much pollution do cars cause?
• How can plants compensate for car pollution?
• What factors affect the capacity of a plant to absorb CO2?
• If you had the choice, which species of tree would you choose?
• Does the car manufacturer's suggested course of action really help to compensate for the pollution produced by your new car or is it only a commercial ploy?
In this activity students explore how plants can reduce CO2 pollution caused by cars.
With the starting point of an advertisement of a car manufacturer, they will critically analyse the information offered on their website and produce a report based on calculations and scientific facts.
Throughout the activity, students will carry out basic calculations, determine statistical measures, explore the process of photosynthesis and factors influencing it, analyse and interpret graphs qualitatively, and optionally, estimate surfaces and volumes.
The mathematical topics used in this activity are: statistics: measures of central tendency , linear functions , graphs , qualitative analysis of graphs and areas and volumes.
The science topics covered are: photosynthesis , factors affecting photosynthesis: light intensity and concentration of CO2, emission of CO2, carbon sink species: plants, ecosystems.
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