🌳 Tree Time!
The main part of a tree grows straight up from the ground and supports the branches and leaves.
What is the trunk?
This round fruit grows on trees, is often red or green, and is commonly eaten fresh or made into juice.
What is an Apple?
This very sweet fruit grows on tall palm trees and is often eaten dried on Tu Bishvat.
what is a date?
These small flying insects collect nectar from flowers and help plants make fruit by spreading pollen.
What are bees?
Tu Bishvat is a Jewish holiday that is often called the New Year for these living things.
What are trees?
The part of the tree grows underground, helps keep the tree standing, and pulls water and nutrients from the soil.
What are roots?
This citrus fruit has a very strong smell and is often used during Jewish holidays, especially Sukkot.
What is an Etrog?
This small fruit is pressed to make oil that is used for cooking, lighting candles, and skincare.
What is an olive?
This natural resource falls from the sky, waters plants, and helps seeds grow into healthy plants.
What is rain?
This Hebrew month is when Tu Bishvat is celebrated each year.
What is Shevat?
This is the special process plants use in their leaves to turn sunlight, air and water into food.
What is photosynthesis?
?This fruit grows in large bunches on vines and can be eaten fresh, dried into raisins, or made into juice.
What are grapes?
This soft, sweet fruit can be eaten fresh or dried and is listed as one of the Seven Species of Israel.
What is a fig?
This important process happens when pollen moves from one flower to another so fruit can grow.
what is Pollination?
On Tu Bishvat, many people celebrate by eating fruits and nuts, especially those connected to this country.
What is Israel?
This rough outer covering protects the tree from insects, weather and damage.
What is bark?
This type of fruit has a hard outer shell that must be cracked open to eat what’s inside.
What is a nut?
Two of the Seven Species are grains that are used to make bread and other foods. Name one of them.
What is wheat or barley?
This natural force or living helper can move seeds far away from the parent plant so new plants can grow elsewhere.
What is wind or animals?
Some families celebrate Tu Bishvat with a special meal that includes fruits, nuts, and sometimes wine or grape juice.
What is a Tu Bishvat Sedar?
During photosynthesis, trees release this gas into the air, which humans and animals need to breath to survive.
What is oxygen?
This fruit has a thick skin and is filled with many small red seeds, and it is one of the Seven Species of Israel.
what is a pomegranate?
The Torah lists Seven Species that grow in the Land of Israel. Name at least three of them.
What are wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates? (Any 3 correct)
This word describes taking care of the Earth and its resources so people, animals, and plants can enjoy them in the future.
What is sustainability?
One of the main messages of Tu Bishvat is teaching people to respect and protect this part of the world we live in.
What is the Earth or the environment?