Tuesday 28th April 2020

Learning Objectives

• To identify the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees.

• Recognise leaves as a unique feature of plants.

Scientific skills:

• Making observations

• Comparing and contrasting familiar plants

• Describing how they are able to identify and make groups (identifying and classifying)

• Ask simple questions

We have been learning about…

Plants.

Can you recognise any of these plants?

Today we are going to be learning about trees!

Terrific Trees

There are two types of tree, deciduous and evergreen.

What do you think makes a tree an evergreen?

(The clue is in the name!)

evergreen

An evergreen tree keeps its green leaves all year round, even in

the winter.

Terrific Trees

A deciduous tree loses its leaves each

year.

Do you know what time of

year it is when the leaves

usually fall from the trees?

Terrific Trees

In autumn, the leaves on deciduous trees usually

change colour and fall off. If they have fruit, it will be

ready to eat.

Terrific Trees

In winter, deciduous trees usually have no leaves on

their branches.

In spring, the trees grow beautiful blossoms and new

leaves.

Terrific Trees

In summer, deciduous trees have many leaves and some

begin to grow fruit

A trees fingerprint!Just like how you and I have unique fingerprints that give information a tree has its leaves!

The trees around us have different types of leaves that help give us more information.

Have a look on the next slides to spy some different types of leaves.

Lovely leaves!

Lovely leaves!

Lovely leaves!

Look out the window. Can you see any

trees?

Can you spot what type of tree they are?

Are they evergreen or deciduous?

Lovely leaves!

Deciduous or Evergreen?

Look at the pictures below. Three

of the leaves are from evergreen

trees and three of them are

deciduous.

Look closely at the leaves on the

sorting cards.

In your book draw two columns.

Sort the leaves into two groups by

drawing or writing their name.

Evergreen leaves are:

• thick

• waxy

• small

• narrow like needles

Deciduous leaves are:

• broad

• flat

• have veins running through them

Deciduous or Evergreen?

Deciduous

LO: To identify the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees.

Deciduous or Evergreen?

Deciduous Evergreen

LO: To identify the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees.

Extra Optional activities

I spy from my window or balcony! How many

trees can you find?

Extra Optional activities

Draw a tree! You could even add labels for some bonus points!

Extra Optional activities Leaf rubbings!

Extra Optional activities

Mystery Doug! Watch this videohttps://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/biggest-

tree?code=658870e03abe8b3c4fd2fb463e8f2ad5

Extra Optional activities

Mystery Doug! Or this one!https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/fall-

leaves?code=fff11d57e0283c122237d46336f220ad

Extra Optional activities

Mystery Doug! If you interested in extra science fun. Mystery Doug is a website that posts scientific videos for children. We used them in the classroom all the time and the children loved them!

I will post some in my science lessons but it is free to sign up and you can access more of them in your own time. The children know all about it!

Click here or on the picture to access them:https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/old-earth#slide-id-8308