Blog #5 - Leaf Rubbings -
Crystale M. Straub-Moyer
In the fall I do a unit about the season of Fall and we do
an outdoor education day at a local park.
There are twelve outdoor activities that the students participate
in. I would like to add a leaf rubbing
station to this unit. We identify the
various leaves in our area usually 5-7 different types of leaves. On our trip, I learned there are actually
three types of Sassafras leaves. I would
like to show the children all three leaves.
(Beechnut, Maple, Oak, Sassafras, Birch, Pine, Poplar). We will discuss the different parts of a
leaf. (content)
The children will actually have a list with a picture of
each leaf. (DOK-1) The children will
have a scavenger hunt to find the various types of leaves. ( DOK-3) The children will collect the
leaves. (DOK-2)Next, the children will
identify and investigate the leaves. (DOK-3)
Next the children will do a leaf rubbing of each type of leaf on our
list. They will compare and investigate the leaves. (DOK-3) We will label each leaf rubbing for
him or her to teach their parents for homework that night and apply what was
learned though out our day.( DOK-1and 4) ( creative activity)
Standards: 25.3,
25.4, 15.4, 3.1a, 3.3a, 4.8, 1.6, 10.5, 7.2, 7.420.3
I did something similar in 4th grade, where I used a leaf, a stifff-bristle brush, and wax paper. Put the leaf between the pieces of was paper, and then use the brush to pound the green part of the leaf. Eventually (and if you're careful), you will have striped the leaf of all the green, and have a "spider web" of veins that show how the leaf gets its nutrients.
ReplyDeleteCan you connect this to introduce, if appropriate to your grade level, that there are different kinds of forests?
ReplyDeleteAre the trees in your local park the same ones that would have been there when William Penn arrived? Or, 100+ years ago during the logging boom? Are the trees in the park even native to Pennsylvania?
You want to consider how you measure your DOKs--specifically DOK 4. Have the parents complete an activity or kid created "quiz" so you know DOK 4 was achieved.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a topic that can go across the disciplines--history/science.