5th grade

After learning about the anatomy and physiology of leaves, the students spent a couple of days obtaining leaf cuttings and samples and identifying various types of leaves. They used terms and sketched leaves that were: palmate, pinnate, branching and parallel venation, as well as, leaves that had other attributes: saw-toothed, flat based, lobed, etc.
In the end they will create Cinquain poems (5 lined poems) that focus on plants.
I am excited to see what they come up with.