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Birmingham Institute for Forest Research (BIFoR) resources
The Birmingham Institute for Forest Research (BIFoR) is home to the BIFoR FACE facility, one of the world's largest climate change experiments where 150 parts per million extra of carbon dioxide is added to areas of the oak forest, to predict the impact on the ecosystem 50 years into the future.
BIFoR has provided free resources for schools which include curriculum linked activities, developed to support secondary school students. These activities provide the opportunity for students to join a growing community of citizen scientists who are exploring a wide range of topics linked to the impact of climate change on the structure and function of forest ecosystems. Resources include opportunities for learners to consider the impact of climate change on forest ecosystems, learn about transpiration and to take a virtual trip through the woodland. A virtual leaf trap activity allows students to explore how elevated carbon dioxide levels affect infection by fungal pathogens.
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Can trees time travel?
This immersive escape room activity introduces the BIFoR FACE (Birmingham Institute for forest research free air carbon enrichment) experiment and encourages learners to consider the impact of climate change on forest ecosystems. Learners work as a group to complete a virtual tour of BIFoR FACE before using...
Building the BIFoR FACE experiment
Learners discover the BIFoR FACE (Birmingham Institute for forest research free air carbon enrichment) experiment and the infrastructure associated with it. They are introduced to the arrays, met masts and flux tower and encouraged to think about the research questions that this experiment can answer. Learners are...
DIY Dendrometer
There are two parts to the DIY Dendrometer resources:
Part A focusses on how trees grow and their role within both the carbon cycle and the water cycle. Learners are encouraged to take part in a citizen science project which involves creating and installing a DIY...
Future forests
Empower your learners to consider the causes, effects and solutions of key issues surrounding climate change using this series of lessons.
There are two parts to the Future forest resources. During part A, learners will work together to create a ‘solution tree’ that can be...