Do your kids enjoy collecting acorns in the fall? Here are some fun learning activities that you can use them for! •Learn to ID Oak Trees by Their Acorns There are about 90 different species of oak trees in the United States. Get familiar with some of the species that grow in your area. Use a field guide or an ID app like iNaturalist to help you identify what species of oaks your acorns came from. Other features that can help with identification are leaf type and bark. •Make a Bar Graph Collect acorns of several different species. Then sort and count them. Use the data to make a bar graph (or some other type of graph). •Use Acorns as Math Manipulatives Collect some acorns. Avoid acorns with holes or rot. Use them as math manipulatives. •Make Acorn Flour Collect acorns and use them to make acorn flour. Oak tree species are divided into two groups, white oaks and red oaks. Acorns from white oak species are preferable for making flour, as they are easier to proce...

B etween watching the leaves change color, watching pumpkins ripen, and watching animals prepare for winter, f all offers so many wonderful learning opportunities! Keep reading for lots of fall themed science activity ideas. Study the anatomy of a pumpkin plant I have a free printable pumpkin anatomy coloring sheet that you can grab  here . Collect and identify fall leaves Collect fall leaves and use an identification app or a field guide to identify what types of trees they came from. Study the oak tree lifecycle Check out this  "Acorn to Oak Tree Timelapse  video on YouTube. Study the pumpkin lifecycle Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell is a great story to read about the pumpkin lifecycle. YouTube has a read aloud version  here . Male pumpkin flower vs female pumpkin flower   Fall leaf chromatography Separate the different pigments in fall leaves using a simple paper chromatography process. Check out this  blog post for instructions. Learn about why leav...