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2021 Fall Foliage Prediction Map is a function of the SmokyMountains.com website. The map shows a week-by-week prediction of when leaves in the continental United States will be altering colors from now through completion of November. You can see the predictions change by moving the timeline at the bottom of the map.
On the same page as the 2021 Fall Foliage Prediction Map there is a chart of typical temperatures in the United States considering that 1900. The graph is accompanied by a short description of why leaves change colors in the fall and the relationship to air temperatures.
Applications for EducationThe 2021 Fall Foliage Prediction Map doesnt inform the entire story of why leaves change colors at different times in various parts of the nation. I d use the incomplete nature of the maps description as a jumping-off point for trainees to examine and hypothesize why leaves change colors at different times in various parts of the nation. I might likewise have them investigate why some trees have brighter leaves than others in the fall..
Extra Resources for Teaching and Learning About Fall FoliageTen days ago I shared a handful of videos that describe why leaves change colors in the fall. A number of those videos are included listed below.

For a description of why leaves change colors that primary school students can understand, watch the following SciShow Kids video.