Seasonal Tree Study

Season: ______________________ Date: ___________

Kind of tree: ___________________________________

• Spend a few minutes watching your tree. Make a list in your nature journal of all the
living things you find in your tree. Are there squirrels? spiders? birds?
• Sit quietly by your tree and listen. Don’t talk to anyone. What do you hear in or near
your tree? Can you hear the wind moving the branches? Are birds singing? Is there a
squirrel rustling the leaves or chattering at you?
• Touch the bark of the tree and think about how it feels. Write in your nature journal
describing the feel of the bark. Make a rubbing of the bark.
• Smell a piece of the bark, a leaf, or any flowers on the tree. What do they smell like?
• Make a tracing of a leaf from the tree. Look for other trees with similar shaped leaves.
• Wrap a tape measure around the trunk of your tree and record the measurement.
• Use a magnifying glass to look more closely at your tree. How does the tree and its
leaves look different with a magnifying glass?
• Did you notice any differences in your tree since your last seasonal observation?

Draw Your Tree Tape a Leaf or Make a Rubbing