Cooling power of shade trees

This linked handout provides background and instructions for the laboratory Cooling Power of Shade Trees. Download it in Microsoft Word (.docx) or pdf format.

This is a link to a key to the trees of South Carolina.

Assignment submission

Cooling power of shade trees: submit photos, screenshots and answers.

Following the handout above "The Cooling Benefit & Carbon Sequestration by Shade Trees", save a single document onto your computer with all of the following below. Then on this assignment, select "Browse My Computer" to find and attach your document, then click Submit.

1. For each tree, include clear photo of a leaf and the entire tree along with its identification.

2. A screenshot of the map of your residence with the location of the existing trees.

3. A screenshot of the pie graph showing the benefits of the trees.

4. A screenshot showing the carbon sequestered each year by your trees.

5. A screenshot showing the map with 1 or more trees added to it.

6. Answers to the questions at the end of the lab handout.