Fall Foliage

Discovery

Int
Young Learners
Grades 2–8

Why do leaves change color in the fall? What is the difference between an evergreen tree and a deciduous tree? Try this science lesson with your students and help them understand some tricky, but important, words like "chlorophyll."

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Focus

topic-based
reading
environment
interpretive

Vocabulary

evergreen
deciduous
energy
plenty
pigment
branch
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