Life
Cycle of An Apple Tree
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Ms.
Wilson's class studied the life cycle of an apple tree
after visiting Evan's apple orchard. After studying
about the apple tree's life cycle, the students drew
their life cycle picture on paper. Then they used
Kidspiration to draw the life cycle pictures and describe the different
stages in the life cycle of an apple tree. |
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 SCIENCE
NOTES
An
apple tree may live for more than one hundred years, but
a mature tree revisits the same seasonal cycle year
after year. In summer tiny buds appear on the branches.
The buds develop and grow a protective covering in the
fall. During the winter the buds are dormant, protected
from the cold by a fuzzy coat. In the spring buds
explode into green leaves and little flower buds appear.
Insects pollinate the apples flowers, which give way to
developing apples. Every apple contains seeds that can
begin the process again. Use the poster to reinforce
these concepts.
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