Flowering plants keep the world cooler and wetter than it would be otherwise.

Students will use questions they develop regarding water and the local ecosystem to design and perfom an original ecohydrology experiment. The results of their independent study and background research will be communicated in a written paper which encompasses all the steps of the scientific method.

Information on "Feedbacks from the terrestrial carbon cycle signifcantly affect future climate change," is discussed in this article.

Trees can store carbon for 50-5,000 years. The carbon cycle involves the movement of carbon between plants, animals, soil and the atmosphere.

Students will use Canopy in the Clouds media to examine the effect of water on decomposition. Students will create an original procedure to test a scientific question about decomposition and then build and deploy decomposition bags in their local ecosystem.

In this activity students model the cycles of matter by creating an ecosystem in a jar and observing how it changes over time. Students will also research the nitrogen, water, and carbon cycles and prepare presentations to share information with their peers.