CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The simple answer is this: Leaves fall off trees so that the trees can survive the winter. But the word “fall” is a bit misleading. It implies that the trees are passive this time of year, when, in fact, they are actively “pushing” the leaves off their branches.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tree doesn’t want to waste all the good things in the leaf, so it takes the nutrients from the leaf back into the stems and roots. This way, they can be recycled. When the leaf is empty, the tree stops holding onto it and it falls to the ground, or blows away in a gust of wind.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why is it called fall? Recorded use of the word fall as the name of the third season of the year comes from as early as the 1500s. The name is thought to originate in the phrase the fall of the leaf, in reference to the time of year when deciduous trees shed their leaves.

Detailed explanation-4: -The actual term used to describe this process of leaf drop is known as abscission. Although some parts of trees like stems and buds can handle freezing temperatures, most leaves cannot.

Detailed explanation-5: -In temperate regions of the world, autumn is marked by the brightly colored foliage that slowly drops from trees and shrubs to carpet the ground.