Vocabulary
What is the definition of the word autumn?
the season between summer and winter
What happens to leaf color when there is less sunlight?
the chlorophyll fades and the leaves show other pigments like red, yellow, and orange. Then the leaves begin to fall off the trees.
If you are tardy for school, you will miss morning work and morning meeting.
tardy: late
What is the name of the video we watched that connects with the book Why Do Leaves Change Color?
Falling leaves
What are four things every complete sentence needs?
Capital letter at the start, punctuation, subject and a predicate
What is the definition of temperature?
a measurement that indicates how hot or cold something is
What is chlorophyll?
She was so famished that she ate two whole plates of dinner. "Ahh, it feels good to be full," she said.
famished: very hungry
As chlorophyll fades what colored pigments brighten the autumn landscape?
red, yellow, and orange
What is the definition of subject?
Who the sentence is about
What is the definition of weather?
the temperature and other outside conditions, such as rain or cloudiness, at a particular time and place
Where is extra sugar stored?
in the leaves
If your handwriting is illegible, we will make you write it again. It's important that we can read the words easily.
What does illegible mean?
illegible: Unable to read, sloppy
Fill in the blank:
Less sunlight causes the trees to grown thin _____ between the leaf stalks and stems.
walls
What is the definition of predicate?
What the subject is doing
What is the definition of a diagram?
a drawing that explains or shows the parts of something
What happens to leaves when there is no water?
leaves cannot make new chlorophyll so the chlorophyll begins to fade and the green color starts to disappear
He was a thoughtful, patient and careful artist, and took his time to draw details. The patterns on the shirt he drew were very intricate and he needed a very thin paintbrush to finish it.
What does intricate mean?
intricate: very detailed or complicated, difficult or time consuming to create
Fill in the blank:
fallen leaves, twigs and branches pile up to create ________.
leaf litter
Part 1: Tell what is missing from this sentence (subject/predicate)
Part 2:Fix it.
Red, yellow, and brown leaves
the predicate
add a predicate and proper sentence conventions
What is the definition of pigment?
any substance in animals or plants that gives them color
Fill in the blank:
The more sugar there is the _____ the colors will be.
brighter
Mary dropped the coin into the jar, and was surprised at the hollow sound it made. "What happened to all my money??" she yelled.
what is hollow?
hollow: empty space instead of full
Leaf litter provides homes to some creatures. Which small forest creatures can you find in leaf litter?
earthworms and snails
Part 1: Tell what is missing from this sentence (subject/predicate)
Part 2:Fix it.
don't need much water or
Trees don't need much water or food in the winter because they don't have leaves.