Inquiry Learning: Why Autumn Leaves Change Colour

As part of our inquiry learning topic Colour My World, our class wondered why the leaves change colour during autumn.  We looked at some You tube clips and articles off the internet to find out.  We then sorted out what we had learnt by writing an explanation and drawing a labelled diagram.  Here are some of the things we learnt:

• In summer the leaves on the tree are green because they are busy making food
• Chlorophyll makes the leaves stay green
• When the sun is gone the chlorophyll goes away then the leaves go back to orange and yellow

                        By Isabella