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1. 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?

2. Describe the role leaves play in the lives of trees.

Some people think that weather changes in the fall cause the deciduous trees to lose their leaves.
This is incorrect. What does cause trees to lose their leaves each fall?

Weather is a factor in the coloration of the leaves in fall.
List three weather factors that contribute to the color of the leaves.

3. The Hickory is a very useful tree. Use the Nature Walk in this web activity.
List 3 different ways people use them.

Name a nut you have eaten.

Check it out - Does it grow on a tree?

4. Pumpkins are popping up practically everywhere!
How did the Colonists cook pumpkin pie?

Is this: the same as | kind of like | or very different from - the way you've had pumpkin pie.

5. Chickadees gather and store seeds to prepare for winter.
What is this "storing" behavior called?

6. October 5th is National Change a Light day.
Why should we change away from using incandescent light bulbs?

Estimate: What percentage of the lightbulbs in your home are fluorescent and/or LED?

There are always winners and losers in change.
How will the change to a new light bulb have a negative impact on some people?

7. Frost is a form of precipitation. How is frost formed?

9. The Countdown 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 -

Describe a situation where you could use this math resource.

10. Write the names of the states that border your home state. Use an online map if you need help.

Helpful advice. Using 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 fashion around the border.

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear." - Mark Twain

Challenges:

Try one of the excellent free tutorial videos at Khan Academy.
Watch one that applies to what you are studying now in math or science. Evaluate - was it helpful to you?

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