1. GLOBE Carbon Cycle EET University of New Hampshire GLOBE Carbon Cycle Team: Dr. Mary Martin Research Assistant Professor, Research expertise in forest ecology, foliar chemistry & remote sensing. Knowledge of forest ecology research sites and questions applicable to the EET chapter. Rita Freuder Information Technologist Expertise with foliar chemistry and forest biomass model development and data analysis Sarah Silverberg Project Coordinator, GLOBE Carbon Cycle STELLA forest growth model developer, experience developing modeling and biomass data student activities, group facilitator Debbie Munson Curriculum Developer, TERC EET chapter development experience, educational technology and science standards knowledge Linda Selvig Earth Science teacher, Centennial High School, Boise ID High school level science teaching and content expertise, classroom implementation expertise

2. Characterize Forest Nitrogen Run STELLA Biomass Model Predict Forest Growth TOOL NERC Foliar Chemistry Database http://www.folchem.sr.unh.edu Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest http://hubbardbrook.org Researchers->Solftware_>Calculator Species Composition (Input) Measured Biomass (Validation) DATA Understanding Forest Carbon Storage Using Modeled and Measured Data

3. Carbon Storage modeled vs. measured data for a young and mature forest stand in New Hampshire. modeled carbon 17 year old forest 67 year old forest

4. ->Slide 2: Working title for your activity, names of dataset(s) and tool(s) utilized

5. ->Slide 3: Your choice of something to illustrate your team's vision of the completed activity