Activity
Science Made Simple

Science Made Simple: Why Leaves Change Color

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a site that offers answers to some often hard to answer questions such as why do leaves change colors. Provides an easy to understand answer to the question along with a section that students can read on their own, a puzzle,...
Handout
Other

Backyard Nature: Leaves

For Students 9th - 10th
Why do plants have leaves? Are there leafless plants? Why do leaves fall in the Fall? Discover the answers to these questions and many more as you peruse this site.
Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Why Do Leaves Change Color?

For Students 9th - 10th
Simple, but thorough explanation of fall colors in deciduous forests. Where the color comes from and how trees lose their leaves.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: I Wonder: Writing Scientific Explanations With Students

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students choose a question to explore, research it using a variety of resources, organize their information on a TCF chart, and then collaboratively write a class scientific explanation.
Graphic
Curated OER

Leaf Graphic

For Students 9th - 10th
A friendly information packed site from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources that easily explains why and how leaves change color and why they fall. There are colorful illustrations and appropriate vocabulary words with...