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Grade 3, page 4
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| They also discover the process of decomposition, which returns nutrients held in living matter back to the soil after a plant dies. Students find a leaf that has fallen this year, then search for leaves that may have fallen last year, the year before that, and even the year before that! |
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Even after a long hike in the woods, students are eager to participate in the leaf relay. First the students use field guides to identify the leaves of local trees.
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Then members of each team race to find the actual
leaf that corresponds to a name card that each
student holds.
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This student knows her leaves!
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