Book Shopping and Umbrellas.
9/26/2018
In our project time we have been looking at the structure of leaves. The different parts of leaves and why they change color. One thing that we discussed was that even when it is very windy and leaves are falling or being blown off; trees will very rarely fall. This lead to the question of "Why don't trees fall over when it is windy?" Using this question, we compared an umbrella to a tree and why an umbrella on a beach may blow away in the wind but a tree can survive winds of 50+mph. We then investigated all the different structures of the tree from its roots, to branches, to its leaves. We discovered that apart from being well anchored in to the ground by its roots. The trees are more flexible than an umbrella with trunks and branches that bend and sway in the wind. As well that, leaves move individually and have gaps between them that allows wind to pass through and not be caught like in an umbrella. Using this knowledge we had a go designing and creating our own umbrellas that would not be blown away in the wind. Comments are closed.
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Hali TuomiMs. Tuomi has over five years experience in ASD, where she taught first and fifth grade classrooms. An avid skier, Ms. Tuomi is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Alaska Pacific University’s Bachelor of Arts in K-8 Education. Archives
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