All About...Leaves!

AIM: TO LEARN ABOUT THE NATURE OF PLANTS

Plants fall into two categories:

1. Evergreen

2. Deciduous

Deciduous

Evergreen

Find three examples of each:

Evergreen: 

1. Blue Spruce

2. Scots Pine

3. Eastern Hemlock

4. Jack Pine 

5. Western Hemlock

Deciduous:

1. Oak Tree

2. Maple Tree

3. Birch Tree

4. Willow Tree

5. Aspen Tree

LEAVES

Simple                                 Compound   

Example: 
Plant type: Deciduous / Evergreen

Leaf type: Simple / Compound
Leaf colour: Green
Photo of leaf: 

Plant drawing:

MY LEAF COLLECTION

1.

Plant type: Deciduous 

Leaf type: Simple 
Leaf colour: Yellow

Photo of leaf:
Plant drawing:

2. 

Plant type: Evergreen

Leaf type: Compound

Photo of leaf:

Plant drawing:

3.  

Plant type: Evergreen

Leaf type: Simple 

Photo of leaf:
Plant drawing:

4. 

Plant type: Evergreen

Leaf type: Compound

Photo of leaf:
Plant drawing:

5.  

Plant type: Deciduous

Leaf type: Simple

Photo of leaf:

Plant drawing:

RESEARCH 4 TYPES OF PLANTS

Carnivorous plants
Pine trees 
Fruit trees
NZ Natives

Carnivorous plants

1. Carnivorous plants - Carnivorous plants are the type of plants that get their nutrients from trapping or consuming animals, (most likely insects like Grasshoppers, Flies, Spiders and maybe even Frogs!) 

Pine

2. Pine trees - Pine trees are trees that are Evergreen. What are Pine trees used for? Pine wood is widely used in high-value carpentry items such as furniture, window frames, panelling, floors, and roofing.

Fruit trees3. Fruit trees - Fruit trees produce fruits either consumed by animals or humans. Some fruits are exotic fruits. The term 'fruit tree' is limited to those that provide fruit for human food.

NZ natives
4.One of the most commonly known NZ natives is obviously, the 'New Zealand Christmas tree'! Also known as 'Pōhutukawa'. The 'New Zealand Christmas tree' mainly grows in the North Island.

Habitat -  Where do they live? The most well-known carnivorous plant, the Venus flytrap, is not found here. In the wild, these plants are found only in North and South Carolina . Carnivorous plants often grow on very poor soils.

Country -  Sundew - Worldwide, especially South Africa and Australia. 

Butterwort - Mostly Nothern Hemisphere.

Bladderwort - Worldwide

 (It actually depends on what type of Carnivorous plant it is).

Climate - Carnivorous plants typically live in wet habitats that are open and sunny, with nutrient-poor soils.

Conclusion 
I enjoyed doing the research about the Climate, Country, Habitat and NZ Natives. I wish we do more work like this in the future. Even though we only have 2 more weeks of Science.