Drawing as Scientists

Before the cold weather set in, we set out to look at the tree our class adopted for the year.  When it was still summer, we observed the tree and then did a class writing about what we saw.

For our Fall season, we took our notebooks outside and tried to draw what we saw... and ONLY what we saw!  That meant no added flowers, rainbows or Mario carts...  only the facts!  The students were excellent at seeing the signs of fall including the changing leaves, crab apples on the ground and in the tree, and the deterioration of the bird nest we found in the branches in summer.

Seeing and drawing scientifically:

Our Fall Tree!