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To help you understand the science behind the forest’s seasonal colour changes, Forestry Commission England has put together a simple colour guide and the chemistry behind it.

Classroom applications: Applicable to a number of year levels and subject areas including:

Foundation – Earth and space sciences: Daily and seasonal changes in our environment affect everyday life (ACSSU004)

Year 1: Earth and space sciences: Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape (ACSSU019) and Biological Science: Living things have a variety of external features (ACSSU017)

Year 2 – Biological Sciences: Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves (ACSSU030)

Year 3 – Biological Sciences: Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things (ACSSU044)

Year 4 – Biological Science: Living things depend on each other and the environment to survive (ACSSU073)

Year 5 – Biological Science: Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (ACSSU043)

Year 6 – Biological Science: The growth and survival of living things are affected by physical conditions of their environment (ACSSU094)

Year 8 – Chemical Sciences: Chemical change involves substances reacting to form new substances (ACSSU225)

Year 9 – Chemical Sciences: Chemical reactions involve rearranging atoms to form new substances; during a chemical reaction mass is not created or destroyed (ACSSU178)

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