Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Minnesota Tree Leaves
For this biology field exercise, learners will collect leaves, describe differences seen in casual and detailed observation and give reasons for the importance of trees. Students will use their five senses to take a closer look at leaves...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Leaves: October Leaf Collection
In this activity, students use observational skills to compare and discuss the changes in leaves from September to October. *Adaptations will also be described for special education students.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Leaves: October Leaf Collection
In this activity, students use observational skills to compare and discuss the changes in leaves from September to October.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Kindergarten Inquiry: Investigating Leaves
Students will investigate leaves by using their five senses and journaling their findings in this lesson. Journal will record information in a matrix to enable students to see the how things are related.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Leaf Walk: Observing and Investigating Leaves
Using trees around school, students will collect and observe leaves so they can compare them in their science notebook.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Leaves
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examine the structure and function of leaves and identify the changes they experience as the seasons shift.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Leaves
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses different types of leaves and seasonal changes in leaves.
Science Made Simple
Science Made Simple: Why Leaves Change Color
This is a site that offers answers to some often hard to answer questions such as why do leaves change colors. Provides an easy to understand answer to the question along with a section that students can read on their own, a puzzle,...
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Backyard Nature: Leaves
Why do plants have leaves? Are there leafless plants? Why do leaves fall in the Fall? Discover the answers to these questions and many more as you peruse this site.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Observing Leaves and Descriptive Writing
In this activity, students will be introduced to different types of leaves by going on a leaf walk. They will bring back a select few to the classroom, draw and write about one of their leaves, and then share with a partner and then the...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Graphing Fall Leaves
Students use leaf classifications they created to graph the properties of leaves they collected on their playground.
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University of South Carolina: Leaves of Grass
This University of South Carolina site, presented by the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, chronicles the publication history of Whitman's many revisions of "Leaves of Grass." Includes photographs of rare copies of early...
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Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Learning From Leaves: Adaptation [Pdf]
A scavenger hunt where students find and study examples of leaf adaptations for different environments. This activity is designed to be used on a visit to botanical gardens or greenhouse but could be adapted and used with specimens in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Reflections on Leaving Facebook
Read the passage Reflections on Leaving Facebook and answer the six questions that follow.
Read Works
Read Works: Look at Leaves!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An information text about leaved during each of the four seasons. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Why Do Leaves Change Color?
Simple, but thorough explanation of fall colors in deciduous forests. Where the color comes from and how trees lose their leaves.
Amby Duncan-Carr
Amby: Reasons for Leaving a Job
Have you ever left a job and don't know how to explain it to your new potential employer? Explore tips in successful ways to explain your reasons for leaving.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Classify the Trees/leaves
Students go outside to look for trees and gather leaves. Working cooperatively they will sort and try to classify the trees by the characteristics of their leaves.
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Biology 101: Leaves: Structure Promotes Function
Discusses leaf anatomy and relates this discussion to the photosynthesis function of the leaf.
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Santa Monica College: J. Cheney: Leave or Let?
Read the definitions of the words "leave" and "let." Then complete six sentences by choosing the correct verb to fill in the blanks. Finally, check the answers to see how many are correct and return to the exercise to redo any that are...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Leaving the Log House Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Leaving the Log House, a novel by Ainslie Manson, follows a girl as she leaves home to get her first prosthetic leg at a hospital in the city. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections...
Library of Congress
Loc: Revising Himself: Walt Whitman and "Leaves of Grass"
This multimedia exhibition examines Whitman's life and writing career, as he continually revised his masterwork, "Leaves of Grass."
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Describing Fall Leaves Through Words and Music
Students collect, describe, and sort leaves found outside. As a cross-curricular component, they will improvise on musical instruments in a way that they feel describes a dominant leaf characteristic.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Roots, Stems, and Leaves: Self Check Quiz
Five multiple-choice quiz questions covering roots, stems, and leaves. Students have the opportunity to check their answers after submitting their results.
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