Fall Education

Autumn Educational Activities
Changes that occur in the fall provide many outstanding
educational opportunities.
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6599.html

The Structure of a Leaf
Leaf systems and their functions
http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/seasons/fall/lefstruc/

Guide to Identification of Common Fall Leaves
Illustrated color pictures of common fall leaves
http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/seasons/fall/fleaves/

Autumn Leaves
Students make a chart that lists trees with the color their leaves change to in the fall.
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Class/est572/nkelly/autumn.htm

Photosynthesis: Don't "Leaf" Out Fall's Most Valuable Lesson!
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson024.shtml
Fall hands-on activities.

Autumn Leaves/ Curriculum Connections
More leaf activities.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/profbooks/sc971010a.htm

Online Autumn
http://comsewogue.k12.ny.us/~ssilverman/autumn/index.html
Autumn poetry from elementary schools across the United States.

Fall Phenology
http://www.dnr.wi.gov/eek/nature/season/pheno.asp
Record nature's cycles as winter approaches.

Glossary of Tree Terms
Talk like a tree expert.
http://www.state.me.us/doc/foliage/kids/glossary.html

Tree and Forest Facts
Learn some interesting facts about trees.
http://www.state.me.us/doc/foliage/kids/forestfacts.html

The Extraordinary Color of Leaves
http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~cbradley/leaves/extraordinary.html
A lesson on why leaves change colors for fourth grade science classes.

Chicago Botanic Garden Fall Classes
List of classes with class descriptions
http://www.chicago-botanic.org/calendar/index.html

Morton Arboretum Fall Classes and Events
http://www.peopleware.net/index.cfm?
siteCode=2254&&CFID=1430459&CFTOKEN=33615626%20
List of fall classes with class descriptions

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Fall Education
http://www.bbg.org/edu/index.html
Fall classes for adults, kids and teachers

Falling Leaves Lesson Plan
http://teachersnetwork.org/readysettech/leaves.htm
As the weather turns cooler most students recognize that leaves change colors. However, they don't know why. In this lesson the students will use the Internet to find out why leaves change color and then graph the most frequently found color in a class sample.

Watch a Leaf Changing Color
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/fall/leaf.swf
Time lapse movie showing color change.

Watch a Stand of Trees Change Color
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/fall/stand.swf
Time lapse movie of trees changing color.

Activities to Celebrate Fall and its Colors
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson138.shtml
Savor the season! Bring the colors of fall into the classroom with hands-on science and language activities that will teach important concepts and valuable study skills.

Sites for Fall: Sites to See
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites069.shtml
Celebrate fall with 16 sites full of K-4 resources on autumn foliage, including printouts, online games, ideas for songs and books, collaborative projects, and even breaking news on the genetics of the changing colors.