We are sharing this post in relation to a post from last week regarding why leaves change colour. This activity is great to do before or alongside the experiment from last week. It is a more open-ended exploration of the properties of leaves brought to you by one of our staff members.
- Materials
- Leaves (collected from an outdoor nature walk)
- white paper
- markers
- Instructions
- Collect leaves during an outdoor nature walk.
- Come back inside and examine the leaves, taking special care to think about the colours and shapes of the leaves and how these colours change in the fall.
- Spend some time estimating how long it takes the leaves to change colour
- Put the leaves in front of you and recreate the leaf by drawing it.
- Pay attention to the unique vein network in each leaf.
- Discuss how the veins are for providing water and nutrients to keep the leaf alive.
- Finish with a discussion about the role of the veins, and the process of the leaves changing colour.
Source: Parkland Players Staff
