Activity D: Collecting different leaves and fruits

Use the leaf shadow sheets to identify as many trees as possible. Keep one leaf of each species you find and keep them in a plastic bag. Try to find a still living and complete leaf from the forest floor rather than taking it from a tree. Also collect as many different fruits as you can from the forest floor.

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Project Work

As a homework project you could match the fruits with the plants in the forest.

You should use both the Internet and the reference books in the school library to research your project.

There are many different ways for you to present your project:

• You can use the actual leaves and fruits and make a collage.

• You can draw and colour your leaves and fruits

• You could take pictures of the leaves and fruits either when you are in the forest or later at home. These pictures can be used to illustrate your project.

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