Name: kiarra Armstrong
For those of us who live in Northeastern America, the brightly colored, fall leaves are a glorious sight. What three factors give the leaves their many fall colors? In those places, as days shorten and temperatures the green transformed into the autumn palette of reds, oranges, gold’s, and browns
2. one way to sort trees is to identify them as deciduous or evergreen
Explain the difference. Evergreen–refers to a tree shrub, or other plant having foliage that persists throughout the year.
Some people think that weather changes in the fall because the deciduous trees to lose their leaves.
This is incorrect. What does cause deciduous trees to lose their leaves each fall?
A tree's roots, branches and twigs can endure freezing temperatures, but most leaves are not so tough.
Weather is a factor in the coloration of the leaves in fall.
List three weather factors that contribute to the color of the leaves.
The brighter the sunlight in the fall, the greater the more brilliant the color that we see. When the days of autumn are bright and cool, and the nights are chilly but not that cold the brightest colorations usually develop. Adequate rainfall also keeps the leaves on the trees longer and enhances the color.
Stormy weather is another major weather influence on fall foliage. Heavy wind, especially with a heavy rain, can change a color forest into a drab winter scene overnight. So keep an eye on the weather for a good idea of what to expect.
3. The Hickory is a very useful tree. Use the Nature Walk web activity.
List 3 different ways people use them. The handle of tools, especially axes, hammers, and picks. In addition, the wood is used for baseball bats and furniture.
Name a nut you have eaten.
Check it out - Does the nut you ate grow on a tree, like a hickory nut does? (Research required) A almond note does grow on an almond tree.
- 4. Pumpkins are popping up practically everywhere!
How did the Colonists cook pumpkin pie? Colonists sliced off pumpkin tops; removed seeds and filled the insides with milk, spices and honey. This was baked in hot ashes and is the origin of pumpkin pie.
Is this: the same as | kind of like | or very different from - the way you've had pumpkin pie. I’ve never had pumkin pie.
5. Chickadees gather and store seeds to prepare for winter.
What is this "storing" behavior called? Hoarding food
6. October 5th is National Change a Light day.
Why should we change away from using incandescent light bulbs? We can save more electricity costs over a lifetime uses about 75% less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and lasts at least 6 times longer produces about 75% less heat, so it's safer to not use incandescent light bulbs.
Estimate: What percentage of the light bulbs in your home is fluorescent and/or LED? 50%
There are always winners and losers in change.
How will the change into a new light bulb have a negative impact on some people? Because they use too much energy!
7. Frost is a form of precipitation. How is frost formed?
Frost forms when water vapour freezes into ice crystals on cold surfaces.
8. You spy a woolly bear caterpillar crossing the sidewalk. Its black bands are wider than the brown band. What weather does this predict? (Use your Internet search skills to learn the answer.) That its cold outside.
9. The Khan Academy website provides free, online videos that explain many areas of mathematics.
Watch a video related to the math you are currently studying. (Hint: The Index will help you locate a video.)
I watched - Algebra: Slope
Describe a situation where you could use this math resource. I can use this resource in math class because we are doing slopes
10. Write the names of the states that border your home state. Use an online map if you need help. Wisconsin, Indiana,Ohio
Helpful advice. Employ an organized way of writing the names will help you avoid missing a state. Start with the state that is due north of your state. Move in a clockwise (or counter clockwise) fashion around the border.
How did the Colonists cook pumpkin pie? Colonists sliced off pumpkin tops; removed seeds and filled the insides with milk, spices and honey. This was baked in hot ashes and is the origin of pumpkin pie.