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Fall Science: Why Do Leaves Change Color? NGSS Changing Seasons Experiment

Rated 5 out of 5, based on 15 reviews
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Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher
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Grade Levels
1st - 2nd
Subjects
Standards
NGSS1-ESS1-2
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Pages
45 (without duplicate pages)
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A great hands-on experiment for science. While we discovered the seasonal changes in fall my students were engaged in a collaborative experience. I had just as much fun as my students!
— Strome S.
Rated 5 out of 5
My students really enjoy hands on science experiments and this one was no different. They really enjoyed seeing how the leaves have colors that you can't always see in them.
— Erika H.
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In this resource, there are materials and resources to explore and study how the amount of sunlight in different seasons impact how and if leaves change color. Students explore the question – Why do leaves change color? after hands-on opportunities for exploring and observations.

Step-by-step teacher directions and content-support are provided in this resource, as well as, pictures of each section of this resource. All materials are include. From vocabulary cards to graphic organizers to experiment recording logs to I Notice/I Wonder templates, you have plenty of resources to choose from. All materials are included with primary and regular lines.

Teacher Resources:

  • Technology Tools
  • Browsing Box Suggestions
  • Gathering and Organizing Research chart

Pre-assessment Activity

Vocabulary Resources

  • Cards
  • Graphic Organizers

Day 1: Observing Leaves & Asking Questions

  • Family Letter
  • I Notice, I Wonder (class and individual organizers included)

Day 2: Exploring & Describing Leaves

  • Leaf Rubbings
  • Using Adjectives to Describe
  • Leaf Watercolors

Day 3: Predictions & Experiment

  • Predicting Why Leaves Change Color
  • Materials List
  • Step-by-Step Directions with pictures
  • Exploring the Seasons Log for Students

Days 4: Exploring our Observations

  • Class Anchor Chart
  • Changing Seasons Reading Passage with organizers (main idea, cause/effect)

Day 5: Explaining & Writing About our Observations

  • Class Anchor Chart
  • Student Recording Log
  • Independent Writing Template

Happy Teaching,

Catherine - The Brown Bag Teacher

Total Pages
45 (without duplicate pages)
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
2 Weeks
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NGSS1-ESS1-2
Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. Emphasis is on relative comparisons of the amount of daylight in the winter to the amount in the spring or fall. Assessment is limited to relative amounts of daylight, not quantifying the hours or time of daylight.

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