Kōkiri Lab

Carbon Cycle and Climate Investigation

Carbon moves through forests, oceans, soil, and air. Human activity shifts those flows — and the data tells part of the story.

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Evidence you will build

  • Carbon cycle annotated diagram
  • Human-impact dataset interpretation
  • Climate strategy evaluation
  • Community data infographic

Why this matters

Carbon flows connect whenua, moana, and atmosphere — communities need clear evidence when evaluating climate actions and kaitiakitanga.

What you will investigate and collect

You will model carbon across spheres, interpret real datasets, evaluate mitigation strategies, and communicate findings without overclaiming. How carbon cycles through biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere — and how human activity disrupts those flows. Annotated diagrams, dataset interpretations, strategy evaluations, and infographic draft data.

  • Date
  • Data source
  • Carbon pool or flux
  • Value or trend note

What you might make or share

  • Isolate one fair-test comparison with a disposable small print

    When one variable dominates your comparisons, printing a test shape keeps other factors steady.

What you will investigate
You will model carbon across spheres, interpret real datasets, evaluate mitigation strategies, and communicate findings without overclaiming.
What you will collect
Date, Data source
What you might make or share
A community data infographic, a climate strategy evaluation