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Forest Floor

 

Goal:

Goal:

What is a forest floor?

The forest floor is an important part of a forest habitat. It is the very bottom part of a forest, where the ground is. What can you find on the forest floor?

Look at each picture below. Each picture is of a different forest floor. What do you see? Click on the pictures to see some examples.

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Do you see a ladybug? How about a mushroom? What else do you see?

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Do you see moss and ferns? What else do you see?

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Do you see leaves and pine needles fallen from trees? What else do you see?

Take a walk in a forest if you can. If not, have a trusted adult help you find an online video of the forest floor. What do you observe? What insects do you see? Record your observations of the forest.

Question

What can you observe on a forest floor?

You can observe many living things like insects, mushrooms, moss, ferns, and fallen leaves.