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Fall Colors

Fall Colors

K12Science

October 16, 20242m 40s

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Show Notes

I was recently reading the September-October 2024 issue of Science and Children, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.

In this issue, I read the "Poetry of Science" section, written by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater. She wrote an article entitled: "Changes in the Leaves." Included in the article was a poem entitled, "Saving the Best for Last," written by David L. Harrison.

Leaves change color in the fall because the amounts of chemical pigments inside the leaves change. The intensity and timing of fall colors can be affected by weather, both in fall and earlier in the growing season.