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Pinecone Learning Activities for Kids – Lesson Plans
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (650+ words) In the winter there aren't as many natural materials to work with and learn about in a lot of the world. But if you live where there are deciduous trees, you'll always be able to find pinecones, so let's do some learning with pine cones! Learn and label the parts of a pinecone and record other observations about pine cones with these printables from Superstar Worksheets. And grab these cute pinecone coloring pages from Nature Inspired Learning." We love a good science project, and this investigation from Lemon Lime Adventures into why pinecones open is a good one. Basically all you need is pinecones, jars and water and some observant and curious kids. MomBrite has a similar experiment but goes more into the science of why pinecones open and close, rather than just observing that it is happening. Because the…...