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1 Let's look together
Many trees lose their leaves in autumn and grow new ones in spring. We call them deciduous. An oak is one example.
Evergreen trees keep green leaves through the year. A holly is an example. They still replace old leaves, but not all at once each autumn.
Oak: deciduousHolly: evergreenLook again in another season
Look, point and talk with your adult.
2 Watch how I do it
We record the same oak in summer and winter. It has many leaves in summer and bare branches in winter. We compare our drawings.
3 Your turn
Which word describes a tree that keeps green leaves through the year: evergreen or deciduous?
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Let's check together
Evergreen.
4 Try it away from the page
With an adult and a guide, find one local example of each. Photograph or draw from a safe place in different seasons.
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My observation notebook
Return to the same safe tree or place in different seasons. Record its leaves, flowers or other changes, with the date. Use a simple label such as Tree A, not your address. One visit cannot show a whole-year pattern.
Tell your adult what you notice. They can help you write it. A prediction is what you think might happen; an observation is what you actually see, hear or feel safely.
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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage
A one-day visit cannot demonstrate a whole-year pattern. Avoid handling holly's sharp leaves or berries. Use correct species images/real trees for identification.
Use real observations alongside the diagrams. Supervise practical work; never taste unknown materials or plants, handle unknown animals, or look at the Sun. Return to plants, weather and daylight throughout the year, not just once.
Identify familiar plants and evergreen and deciduous trees.
Observe changes across all four seasons.
Ask, observe, test, classify and record evidence with adult support.