Evergreen exploration
Time: 10-20 minutes
Materials: clippers or scissors, magnifying glasses (optional)
Activity: Many parks or houses have different kinds of evergreen trees and bushes planted. Take a field trip and collect small samples from different trees. Take them back to the classroom and examine them. Are the needles or scales short or long, flat or round, soft or pokey, dark green, or light green? Do the trees smell different? Discuss how the resins in the sap and the shape of the needles keep them from freezing, which means that these trees can be green all year long. Art bonus: Draw the different twigs or needles.
Categories:
Nature, Sensory