The content covered in the Project Learning Tree and Outdoor Classroom: Fun STEAM Activities Using Leaves to Study Fall's Seasonal Changes Webinar on November 5, 2020 is listed and linked below.
- "Changes Fall Brings" (Powerpoint | PDF) – Covers the change in weather and animal behavior, as well as why leaves change colors and fall to the ground.
- Links mentioned in the above Powerpoint
- Student Exploration Link for Weather – student-friendly webpage that teachers about Alabama's weather and climate, weatehr instruments, and clouds.
- Seasonal Weather Observations Activity Sheet for Kindergarten: (Version #1: Word Doc / PDF) (Version #2: Word Doc / PDF)
- Seasonal Weather Observations Activity Sheet for 1st: (Version #1: Word Doc / PDF) (Version #2: Word Doc / PDF)
- Weather Data Log for 4th/5th: (Word Doc / PDF)
- Journey North – can use with your students to study and track monarch butterflies and hummingbirds
- Leaf Chromatography Activity Demonstration (done by Ashley Smith – Alabama Forestry Association Education Program Director)
- "Looking at Leaves" (Powerpoint | PDF) – Covers leaf characteristics and how they are used to identify plants, using a Venn Diagram to compare the leaves, and several PLT and OC leaf-related activities.
- Links mentioned in the above Powerpoint:
- "A Key to Common Native Trees of Alabama" by ACES
- "Common Leaf Shapes and Arrangement Chart" by AWF
- Observing a Leaf Field Investigation Activity Sheet: (Word Doc / PDF)
- Leaf Creatures Activity
