A Change in the Weather

Today we went to a place south of the Palm Desert called Idyllwild. The weather in Deep Canyon, the place where we are staying, has turned from hot on Sunday to chilly and extremely windy as of yesterday. Idyllwild is in the mountains with elevation of about 5,000 ft. It has a variety of trees such as pine, redwood, oak and maple. Today the weather was cold, around 43 degrees, foggy and misty. We collected a few plants in the mist and drove about three miles down. It was still chilly at this spot but there was no mist. Some of the plants we collected were California Bay Laurel, Tobacco plant with yellow flowers and a yellow plant called Golden Rod. I mention the California Bay Laurel and Tobacco plant because some of these plants are common around the Los Angeles area. We pressed the flowers and plants we collected.

Here is the assignment today:

I would like for you to write down some of the plants that you see around school, on the way home or where you live. If you do not know the names of these plants, I would like for you to describe how they look, if they have a scent and how the leaves or flowers feel to the touch.