| |
|
Signs
of Fall:
Observations for
November
|
|
| Today's
Update:
- How
the Season is Changing >>
- Outdoor
Observations for November >>
- How
Is Your Life Changing?
>>
|
Photos
from Space: How is sunlight changing? >> |
How
the Season is Changing |
|
|
|
In
the fall, adult praying mantids mate and lay eggs. (Click
to enlarge!)
Photo: Victor French |
Here
are just a few of the new seasonal signs reported by eagle-eyed
Journey North students.
- Nectar
flowers pretty much gone.
- 500
robins flying overhead!
- Morning
frosts, more leaves than last month crunching under foot.
- Squirrels
and chipmunks busy collecting and burying acorns and seeds.
- On
Oct. 22, our meter stick at noon measured a shadow of 63.5 inches.
One month before it measured 44 inches. We predict it will be
even longer next month.
- An
unusual number of praying mantises on the playground.
- It
smells like fall.
As
you go outside this month in search of seasonal clues, ask, Does
anything surprise me? How would I explain it? What questions do
I have? |
Outdoor
Observations for November: Try This! |
 Pay
attention to changes in the non-living environment.
For instance, is the water on ponds freezing? Make a list. Discuss
or write about how you think each of these changes could affect
living things.
Use
your senses! Use each of your senses to observe seasonal
changes. What do you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste? Describe
or draw a picture of one thing in each category that tells you the
seasons are moving forward.
Don't
forget to add your November observations to your
Signs of Fall journal, handout, or checklist (see Resources,
below). |
| How
Is Your Life Changing? |
|
|
How
are the changing seasons affecting your life this month?
Think about these categories: clothing you wear, activities, holidays,
backyard observations, foods you eat. Use the handout to jot your
ideas. Then write a paragraph describing these changes.
|
| Resources
to Explore |
| |
| Fall
frosts can damage or kill nectar flowers.
Photo: Suzanne DeJohn |
- Student
Journal: Signs
of Fall >>
- Handout:
Watching the Seasons Change:
Grades K-3 >>
- Fall
Checklist: Grades 4+
>>
- Teachers:
About Signs of the Seasons >>
- Share:
Exchange Observations with a Partner! >>
- Report
your observations! (Choose "Signs of Fall"
or other events.) >>
- Maps:
Signs of Fall
/ Other Fall Maps
- Handout:
Signs of Fall: Clues About Seasonal Change >>
|
| Signs
of Fall for December:
An update will be posted on December 1, 2008 |
| |
