Positives

• The video highlights the research of a diverse female scientist.
• The personal story is interesting and the complicated technology is explained in an approachable way.
• The video highlights how data and technology can be used to gather evidence to support conservation efforts.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with the carbon cycle and the concept of carbon sequestration.

Differentiation

• Before showing the video, have students predict how someone could measure the amount of carbon stored in a forest.  Then, show them how to calculate it mathematically using only a tape measure.
  
• After watching the video, students could brainstorm methods for measuring carbon on their school grounds and identify areas to increase the carbon storage potential.
• Additional resources that may be helpful are Carbon Sequestration: Solutions to Climate Change and Count the Trees.