Description
Instructions:
- Work individually or in small teams.
- Find as many of the following items as you can.
- Take a photo, draw, or collect (if safe and allowed, for example, leaves ‒ but do not damage living plants or disturb wildlife) as proof.
- Try to notice details: color, shape, smell, sound.
- There are bonus points if you can explain why something matters (for example, how bees help plants, or why oak trees are important).
Bonus Challenges
- Find two different types of trees and note how they look different (shape, color).
- Find three different plants that bees seem to prefer (plants with many bees around them).
- Sketch a small plant or leaf and label its parts (stem, leaf blade, petiole, veins).
- Identify one tree species other than oak (for example, something that looks different in leaf shape or bark).
- Listen and describe a bird sound you hear. Which bird could it be?
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# |
Item |
Clue / Hint |
|
1 |
A bee collecting pollen |
Near flowering plants; listen for buzzing. |
|
2 |
A leaf from an oak tree |
Oak trees are everywhere in the park ‒ look up in the canopy too. |
|
3 |
A plant with serrated (jagged) leaf edges |
Leaves that aren’t smooth around the edges. |
|
4 |
A plant with fragrant smell when you brush past it |
Could be minty, sweet, earthy. (Check safely.) |
|
5 |
A seed pod, acorn, or nut that has fallen from a tree |
Especially under oak trees. |
|
6 |
Evidence of animal life: a bird, squirrel, or bug trail |
Could be on ground or in trees. |
|
8 |
A tree whose bark is rough and deeply grooved |
Oak bark often is; compare bark textures among trees. |
|
9 |
A fern or plant growing in a shaded, moist spot |
Look under tree canopy, near water runoff or cooler areas. |
|
10 |
A leaf that is very smooth or glossy |
Compare with rough leaves. |
|
11 |
A piece of tree moss or lichen on bark or rock |
Often in shady, damp parts. |
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14 |
A fallen branch or twig shaped like the letter “Y” |
Natural shapes can surprise you. |
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