As a nature teacher, Han Mingzhe, loves taking kids to learn about 1 . "I have the kids close their eyes and let them 2 and remember the trees with their hands. I call this game "Discover My Tree," Han said. When the kids 3 their trees, they light up with joy, like meeting an old friend.
Han is always 4 by his students' imagination. "They might call a walnut (核桃) tree a ‘bomb tree' 5 its falling walnuts are like ‘bombs'. And the Chinese privet (水蜡树) 6 look like a ‘drone' in children's eyes, so 7 call it a ‘drone tree'. " Han said.
Han said that looking at trees is a 8 activity that doesn't need any special tools or knowledge from before.
You can 9 a tree by looking at the bark's (树干的) appearance and color. You can also check for small pores (气孔) the tree uses to "10 " . Then, look at the leaves and see how they are 11 . Look at the leaf shapes and the different parts of a leaf. If you can find a tree with flowers, that's even 12 . You can study the flower's shape and color.
"Apart from looking at a tree in a scientific way, you can also check a tree using your 13 ," Han suggested. You can touch the tree trunk 14 your eyes closed and feel time go by. You can also collect fallen 15 or leaves. "These are the gifts from the tree that you should treasure in your heart, recognizing trees can be both fun and educational. " he added.