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Goal: to develop in students a holistic view of the world around them. Objectives: to consolidate the concept of “living” and “non-living” nature; systematize and expand students’ understanding of animals, forest plants and their way of life; analyze changes occurring in autumn forest

; systematize and enrich knowledge about natural connections; cultivate a caring attitude towards nature; develop the ability to analyze, compare, reason, and evaluate your contribution to the overall result. By the end of the lesson you should know relationships in nature and be able to

find “invisible threads” in the forest.

Equipment: illustrations depicting objects of living and inanimate nature, children's mini-abstracts, drawings by students, presentation “Ecological hike in the autumn forest”, presentation.

During the lesson, forms of activity are used: student reports on the life of animals in autumn, poems, riddles, work in groups, in pairs; teacher's conversation about animals and plants in the autumn forest and their connections with each other. Students are invited to find “invisible” threads - natural connections.

I. Organizational moment.

(write on the board) W. V. Bianchi wrote: “The whole huge world around me, above me and below me is full of unknown secrets. And I will open them all my life, because this is the most interesting thing. The most exciting activity

in the world".

Today we will also try to reveal the secret.

II. Communicate the topic and objectives of the lesson.

U. The letters scattered on the board. Connect them dot by dot and get the name of the topic:

U. So, topic: Invisible threads. (write on the board)

And where we will find them, you can tell me by guessing the riddles:
It's fun in the spring,
It's cold in the summer,
Gives mushrooms and berries,
Dies in the fall

Comes to life again in the spring.

U. What was the topic of the lesson? D. Invisible threads in the forest. (on the board)

Annex 1

You will find out what time of year if you guess the riddle:
Came without paints and without a brush

And she decorated all the leaves.

U. So, formulate the topic of the lesson.

D. Invisible threads in the autumn forest. (on the board)

U.What will we do in class?

(On the desk)

D. Consolidate knowledge about living and inanimate nature.

Install invisible threads in the autumn forest.

III. Updating knowledge. U.1. Name natural phenomena

autumn.

U. In some kingdom. We lived in a certain state... No. Each kingdom is special. They are all around us. These are the kingdoms of living nature. Which?

D. Animals, plants, bacteria, fungi, microorganisms.

Pictures of kingdoms are hung.

U. What about inanimate nature?

D. Water. Stones. Sun. Air, ... The diagram is a support on the board.

U. What invisible threads - connections in nature can be seen?

D. Animals - animals, living nature - inanimate nature., plants - animals - humans.

A support diagram is posted.

VI. Physical education minute.

V. Working on a new topic.

U.So, luggage collected, we go to the forest. Representatives of which kingdoms of living nature can be found?

U. You and I will learn from riddles what plants we will encounter. ( The student who solved the riddle takes the plants hanging around the classroom and attaches them to the board)

Sticky buds, green leaves.
With a white crust, they grow under the hill. (birch)

What kind of tree is it?
There is no wind, but the leaf is trembling. (aspen)

One color in winter and summer. (spruce)

I have longer needles than a Christmas tree.
I grow in height very straight. (pine)

Green in the spring, tanned in the summer.
In the fall I wore red corals. (Rowan)

U. And you will find the name of forest shrubs and shrubs in the crossword puzzle. We work in pairs.

1-6-11 - hazel
4-7-9 - viburnum
2-8-16 - lingonberry
10-15-16 - blueberries
3-5-12 - euonymus

U. What can you say about mushrooms? (children’s stories prepared at home are heard).

U. Mushrooms are neither plants nor animals. Mycelium grows with the roots of plants and helps them absorb water from the soil, and the plants “share” nutrients with the fungi. Fungi help plants rot.

U. Now let’s name the animals that you will meet in the forest.

U. Animals are written on the board on the poster.

Read and find the odd animal.

U. What groups will we divide the animals into? Name the characteristics of these groups.

D. Birds - have plumage, insects - 6 pairs of legs, animals - the body is covered with hair.

D. Among the animals that are throughout the class, find the birds and place them in our forest.

U. Now we find insects and animals.

U. What group of animals is missing?

U. Why?

D. They live in water and their body is covered with scales.

U. Finally, we are in our autumn forest. Is our forest similar to the summer forest? Name the differences.

D. The leaves have changed color, there are fewer birds, fewer insects, and animals.

U. What is this connected with?

D. With changes in inanimate nature: the sun is lower, the day is shorter, it is cooler outside. There is less food, the trees and animals are preparing for winter.

U. What connection have we made?

D. Between living and inanimate nature.

U.How will hedgehogs, bears, and insects behave?

(children's abstracts)

U. What kind of connection was established?

(children's abstracts)

U. Let's find all the invisible threads in the forest.

Children come to the board, draw threads and name the type of connection.

U.What are plants for animals? ?

D. Home, shelter, food.

U. How do plants help animals?

D. Their seeds are dispersed by eating fruits or carried on wool.

U. What conclusion can be drawn?

D. Everything in nature is connected.

VI. Consolidation.

U. Now we will work in groups (differentiated groups).

In front of you are living and inanimate nature. You must:

  1. set the threads and indicate the type of connections;
  2. name the reasons why these connections may break.

Each group talks about their work.

U. Let's stand in a circle and hold hands. What can we show with this? (children’s answers)

Yes, the circle is a symbol of cohesion and friendship. This is the sun that gives us warmth and light. This animal world, among which we live, and we are all connected. This is our planet Earth and its problems are our problems.

U. What conclusion can we draw?

D. There is a connection between all objects of living and inanimate nature. And if it is violated, then the threads will break in another place.

U. Is it more or less? invisible threads in the autumn forest? Why?

U. What did we consider?

U. What did you remember?

VIII. Reflection.

U. Why do we need this lesson?

U. Before you is the Tree of CREATIVITY. And nearby there are fruits and leaves different colors, flowers. If you think that the lesson was fruitful and beneficial for you, then attach a fruit, if it’s pretty good, a flower, if so-so, then- green leaf, and if there is a missing lesson, then a yellow sheet.

U. We see that there are only fruits hanging on our tree. This means that the lesson was not in vain for us.

IX.Homework.

Find and draw those connections of the autumn forest that were not indicated in the lesson.

In autumn, fruits - acorns - ripen on the oak tree. Inside each acorn is a single large seed. Ripe acorns fall to the ground. In spring, new trees begin to grow from them.

But not all acorns survive until spring. Some of them in the fall and in winter will be eaten by various forest animals. For them, the oak is the breadwinner!

Do you think animals only eat acorns and do nothing to help the oak tree? No, some of them help the oak to spread. The jay does this especially well.

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A lesson on the surrounding world was conducted in 2nd grade on the topic “Invisible threads in the autumn forest” (textbook “The World Around Us” by A.A. Pleshakov). This lesson contributes to the development of the ability to find and see connections between living and inanimate nature, develops the ability to observe changes in living and inanimate nature, and helps to consolidate the concept of “floors of the forest.”

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Lesson about the world around us in 2nd grade

SUBJECT : "Invisible threads in the autumn forest"

GOALS : - promote the development of the ability to find and see connections between living and inanimate nature; develop the ability to observe autumn changes in living and inanimate nature; consolidate the concept of “forest floors”;

Develop an aesthetic and poetic perception of nature, the ability to see and feel its beauty; develop children’s cognitive activity, the ability to use previously learned material in work, the ability to reason, and express their thoughts;

To form a caring, responsible attitude towards nature, an understanding of the importance of solving environmental problems.

EQUIPMENT: textbook “The World Around Us” (2nd grade, part 1 – A.A. Pleshakov), cards with text for each student, a window with the word “Beauty”, reproductions of paintings by famous artists about autumn, pictures of oak, hazel, rowan , birds and animals, phonogram by P.I. Tchaikovsky “The Seasons” - “Autumn Song”, Lesovichok.

TYPE OF LESSON: combined

TYPE OF LESSON: correspondence excursion

DURING THE CLASSES:

  1. Organization of the beginning of the lesson.

1). - Good afternoon!

I'm glad to see this new meeting

I'm interested in you, my friends!

Your answers are interesting

I listen with pleasure.

Today we will watch again,

Draw conclusions and reason.

We will take you on a tour

Into the world of nature, goodness, beauty.

And so that the lesson benefits everyone,

Get more involved in your work, my friend!

2) - Let's check the fit:

Legs? On the spot.

Hands? On the spot.

Elbows? At the edge.

Back? Straight.

So that you and I can have good mood in class, I suggest you say something nice to some person in the class who needs your words.

I wish you that everything works out for you today.

II.STAGE OF PREPARING CHILDREN FOR ACTIVE AND CONSCIOUS ACTION.

1). Introductory conversation.

What unusual thing did you notice on the board? (WINDOW)

What mysterious thing awaits us if we open this window?

(I open the window and read the word “Beauty”)

What is "Beauty"?

What do we turn to if we don’t know exactly the meaning of a given word?

(V.I. DAL'S DICTIONARY)

“BEAUTY is a set of qualities that bring pleasure and pleasure to the eyes and ears; everything is beautiful, wonderful, pleasant. For example: The beauty of Russian nature."

You guys were right about beauty. What beautiful things have you seen and observed in life?

Can we observe beautiful actions, communication with each other?

Man differs from animals in that he sees depth blue sky, reflection of the sun in transparent raindrops, delicate stem. He sees and is amazed, and begins to create, to create new beauty himself. Stop in amazement at beauty, and beauty will also bloom in your heart.

There are cards with text on your tables. Get to know its contents. Try to see something beautiful in this text.

(CHILDREN READ THE TEXT)

... came to the forest. She painted all the leaves in bright colors. The forest has become very beautiful. Then the angry winds blew. They picked yellow, red, brown leaves and threw them on the ground. Soon the forest was empty.

What beautiful things did you see in this text?

And when does this happen?

“...It's a sad time! Ouch charm!

I am pleased with your farewell beauty -

I love the lush decay of nature,

Forests dressed in scarlet and gold..."

About what time of year we're talking about in a poem by A.S. Pushkin?

We know that autumn lasts 3 months. Is autumn always the same?

What autumn is it like outside the window now?

Let's open the curtains on our unusual window.

What kind of autumn do we see outside the window?

(I PULL UP THE CURTAINS)

How many of you guys like this time of year? What exactly?

(CHILDREN'S ANSWERS)

Many people like autumn, including great artists, poets, writers and composers. With the help of words, brushes and paints, with the help of music they express their feelings and emotions. Look again at the paintings of artists already known to you, remember their names and authors.

On lessons literary reading we read poems about this wonderful time of year. Let's remember one of them.

(STUDENT READS K. BALMONT’S POEM “AUTUMN”)

Lingonberries are ripening,

The days have become colder, and from the bird's cry

It only makes my heart sadder.

Flocks of birds fly away

Away beyond the blue sea

All the trees are shining

In a multi-colored dress.

III. INTRODUCTION TO NEW MATERIAL.

I hope the same beautiful picture autumn nature We will see in class today.

On our correspondence excursion we will observe the autumn changes in the life of plants, remember the plants you already know, learn new ones and try to see and discern beauty in everything. We will also try to see the “invisible threads” in the autumn forest. And Lesovichok will help me give the tour. He offers to bring with you attention, focus and, of course, friendliness.

So, let's go! While Lesovichok and I are walking towards the forest, we’ll tell him about what we already know about autumn. So, what changes have occurred in nature with the onset of autumn?

Describe the state of inanimate nature and plants.

(CHILDREN'S ANSWERS)

Lesovich also has a question for you guys. Shall we answer it?

The FOREST is a home for plants and animals, just as apartments are for us people. And this house, like people’s houses, is multi-story. Only in the forest these floors are called tiers. Each tier has its own name. Give these floors names using the following descriptions.

  1. Perennial plants in which several solid stems arise from a common root. (SHRUBS)
  2. Perennial plants with large, hard stems and powerful roots. (TREE)
  3. Plants with soft green stems (HERBS)

Scientists call the floors of the forest tiers and arrange them in decreasing order. Arrange the tiers in this order.

TIERS OF THE FOREST

TREES SHRUBS GRASS

Lesovichok is pleased with your answers. Here we are in a forest clearing. Look how beautiful it is here!

IV. HEALTHY MINUTE FOR THE EYES.

Close your eyes and take a deep breath, exhale. How easy it is to breathe in the autumn forest. Open your eyes. Look up, how clean it is blue sky, just like in summer. Look to the left. What beautiful dresses, as if embroidered with gold, autumn gave to the birch trees. Look to the right. And autumn allowed the tall, slender spruces to remain in their green outfits. Look down. There are so many colorful leaves underfoot, it’s even a pity to walk through such beauty.

V. CONTINUATION OF A NEW TOPIC.

Here in a forest clearing a tree meets us. Guess what kind of tree this is.

(A MESSAGE ABOUT THE OAK IS MADE BY A STUDENT)

It is covered with dark bark,

The leaf is beautiful, cut out,

And at the tip of the branches

Lots and lots of acorns.

(ON THE BOARD – OAK)

Lesovichok also wants to tell you about the oak, his favorite tree. But he asks you to work with him in your notebooks. Open your notebooks and write down the number.

(IN THE PROGRESS OF THE TEACHER'S STORY, THE CHILDREN MAKE A DIAGRAM IN NOTEBOOKS, THE TEACHER WITH PICTURES ON THE BOARD)

In autumn, fruits - acorns - ripen on the oak tree. Each acorn contains one large seed. Ripe fruits fall to the ground, and in the spring new trees begin to grow from them.

But not all acorns survive until spring. Some of them are eaten in autumn and winter by different forest dwellers. This is a squirrel, a wild boar, forest mice and birds. Oak is their breadwinner! But animals not only eat acorns, some of them help the oak spread. Jays and squirrels do this especially well. In the fall they hide acorns in reserve, and most often far from the oak tree. She eats some of the acorns in winter, but forgets about some. In the spring, young trees will grow from these acorns. So it turns out that the jay and the squirrel are settling the oak tree. Wood mice and wild boars also spread acorns.

JAY

OAK SQUIRREL

BOAR

MOUSE

IN WHAT STORY DOES OAK GROW?

And next to the oak tree you can often see this shrub. This is a HUTTER. Hazel is a fairly tall shrub with many flexible stems. Hazel fruits are nuts. When ripe, they fall to the ground under the bush. The animals that eat them help the hazel trees to settle. These are mainly squirrels and wood mice.

(LET'S MAKE A DIAGRAM)

SQUIRREL

HAZEL

MOUSE

In what layer does hazel grow?

VI. HEALTH MOVEMENT PHYSICAL MINUTE

Along the path, along the path

We jump on the right leg (jumping on the right leg)

And along the same path

We jump on our left leg. (jumps on the left leg)

Let's run along the path,

Let's run to the lawn (running in place)

On the lawn, on the lawn

We'll jump like bunnies. (jumping in place)

Stop. Let's rest a little.

And we'll walk home. (walking in place).

VII. CONTINUATION OF THE LESSON TOPIC

(MESSAGE ABOUT ROWAN)

On page 60, read about who the mountain ash feeds and who helps it spread. Make a diagram in your notebooks. We work in pairs.

THRUSHES

ROWAN

WASHINGTLE

In what tier does rowan grow?

No matter how beautiful, no matter how good, how cozy it is in the autumn forest, we need to return to class. But our Lesovichok became sad for some reason. It turns out that while we were reading about the mountain ash, Lesovichok listened and heard the leaves and berries whispering on the mountain ash. “We are so small and defenseless. For our autumn beauty, we and our bunches of berries are plucked and broken. We are even afraid to turn yellow and red. What do we do? What should we do?

Guys, how can we calm down Lesovich? Can we help them and what kind?

(CHILDREN'S ANSWERS)

Many plants have become rare today. They are even listed in the Red Book. It is called “red” because red is a danger signal. Is it worth destroying a plant just for a few days of beauty? Right. It’s not for nothing that they say:

“I caught a butterfly - it died, I picked a flower - it withered, and then it became clear that you can only touch beauty with your heart. By touching with our hands, we destroy beauty and nature!”

Tree, flower, grass and bird

They don't always know how to defend themselves.

If they are destroyed,

We will be alone on the planet.

While in nature, you should not pick flowers and beautiful tree branches. You can collect bouquets only from those flowers that were grown by a person.

I have to bend over the flowers

Not for tearing or cutting;

And to see their kind faces

And show them a kind face!

If we truly, seriously care about nature, only then will we become kinder.

Lesovichok says that it is necessary for every person to show their kindness, care and love for plants not in words, but in deeds.

VIII. RESULT OF THE LESSON.

1) - Our excursion has come to an end. We once again visited the autumn forest, admired its beauty, tried to see the invisible threads in the autumn forest. Did this excursion teach you anything? What advice would you like to give to your friends?

The forest boy says goodbye to you; it’s time for him to return to his forest. And in memory of our meeting, he gives you these autumn leaves - bookmarks for your textbooks.

2) – Close your eyes, imagine that you are going home, meeting someone you know and telling them what you learned in class today, what was interesting and what was difficult? Go back to class.

What new did you learn today?

What was interesting?

3) Self-esteem on a scale.

4) Mood reflection (sticking your name on the “mood rainbow”).

IX. HOMEWORK.

Pages 58 – 61.

For the story “Belkin Reserve”, make a diagram of “invisible threads”.


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An example of invisible threads in the autumn forest? Scheme of invisible threads in the forest?

    All inhabitants of the autumn forest have an interdependent relationship: insects, mushrooms, plants, even when destroyed, perform at least three functions:

    • turn into fertilizers
    • become food
    • serve as housing or material for the construction and insulation of dwellings.

    When any link in the chain breaks, the consequences can be catastrophic. For example, the use of pesticides can destroy plants in the summer, then by autumn the remaining animals will have nothing to eat, nowhere to winter, they will have to migrate, look for safer and more well-fed habitats. Not all animals will be able to reach or fly; many will simply die.


    Invisible threads refer to the interconnections in nature. For example, in the fall, acorns grow on oak trees. When they mature, they fall to the ground, and in the spring young trees begin to grow from them. But not all of them, because animals and birds, such as squirrels, jays, etc., feed on acorns. For them, oak fruits are food. The jay carries acorns and hides them in different places, then eats some of them, and some remains from which young oaks also grow in the spring. In this way, the oak tree helps birds and animals by feeding them acorns, and the animals help the oak tree to settle. Invisible threads can exist between living and non-living nature.

    Invisible threads are connections that are found everywhere in the world, but also in the forest. If we talk specifically about the autumn forest, then it is no secret that this is the most productive time, the trees bear fruits, animals and birds feed on these fruits.

    The fact that many birds fly away in more warmer climes- this is also the result of certain changes in nature: less food, shorter days, lower air, water and land temperatures.

    Invisible threads are the connections between all natural objects. Without invisible connections, nature cannot exist, otherwise everything will perish. And an example of invisible connections in the autumn forest can be seen in this picture, when mushrooms, berries and nuts ripen, and birds and animals eat them and make provisions for the winter in order to survive. Or a person also collects all these gifts of nature, walks into the autumn forest, breathes clean fresh air.


    Invisible threads are the threads that connect all the inhabitants of the forest. Most often, these are ordinary food chains. After all, it is clear that all the plants and animals in the forest ultimately serve as food for each other, in order, again, to maintain the existence of this very forest.

    Invisible threads in the autumn forest.

    Rain - mushrooms.

    Christmas tree is a squirrel.

    Hare - fox.

    Oak is a wild boar that eats acorns.

    Rowan - blackbirds that feed on rowan berries.

    rowan - waxwing, a bird that also eats rowan berries.

    A member of one species provides food to another species. Plants feed birds and animals, trees provide shelter for animals and birds, and serve as protection for them from predators and humans.

    The sun is mosquitoes. While the sun is warming, the forest is full of mosquitoes. As soon as the sun goes down, the mosquitoes will disappear.

    The most visible example of the autumn invisible threads of the sun is the mountain ash.

    Animals feed on spruce seeds; without food, animals could die from the cold in winter.

    Invisible threads are present everywhere, you just have to take a closer look and think about it. But the autumn forest can become the brightest thing example.

    Here is a clear example of threads in the autumn forest:

    And here is another obvious invisible thread of the autumn forest:


    Invisible threads connect all objects of living (for example, animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, microorganisms) and non-living (for example, water, sun, moon, stones, air) nature.

    Examples of invisible threads are analyzed to understand the interconnection of objects in nature. For example, what benefits do plants bring to animals or the sun to plants, what are all the objects for, what benefit or harm do they bring to each other.

    Example of invisible threads: plants-animals.

    Relationship: plants provide food and shelter for animals, and animals spread plant seeds and destroy pests.

    In the autumn forest there is such an example of invisible threads of interaction between living and inanimate nature: the sun is lower, which means shorter days and cooler - there are fewer animals and insects as there is less food, some animals store food for the winter, others hibernate.

    Invisible threads are the connections that exist in nature. They can be seen everywhere. These connections can be between animals and between plants, between animals and plants, between humans and animals.

    Here is an example of the connection between living and inanimate nature: the sun and air influence the lives of animals:

    plants can serve as food, home, and shelter from enemies for animals. Animals, in turn, pollinate plants, save them from pests, and distribute seeds.

    Here are examples of invisible threads in the autumn forest:

    Berza - hare,

    sun - rowan,

    Rowan - squirrel,

    sun - trees (leaves begin to fall).


    Invisible threads exist everywhere; these are connections that connect all objects of both living and inanimate nature. The sun is associated with the growth of plants and the behavior of animals, as well as water and earth and even the wind. Berries and mushrooms are associated with animals that eat them or store them for the winter; leaf fall is connected by invisible threads with the behavior of insects, birds and the beginning of winter sleep in trees. Even a person is connected by these threads with the rest of nature, because he also goes to the forest to pick mushrooms and berries, or simply breathes the autumn air and admires the riot of colors of the autumn forest. For example, an autumn oak tree is connected by threads to various rodents, birds and even large animals that feed on its acorns or that live in its hollows, branches and roots.

    And here is a schematic representation of some invisible threads:

Let's remember

  1. How are inanimate and living nature related to each other?
  2. Do you know any examples of connections between plants and animals? between plants and fungi? between mushrooms and animals?
  3. How are nature and man related?

We will call connections in the surrounding world invisible threads. Let's go to the autumn forest to look for them.

Let's go to the oak tree. It has a powerful trunk, thick branches, and dark rough bark. Under the oak tree on the ground lie its fruits - acorns. Inside each acorn is a large seed. In the spring, new trees will begin to grow from them.

But not all acorns will survive until spring. Some of them will be eaten by animals in the fall and winter - squirrels, wood mice, jays. For these animals, the oak is the breadwinner!

Do you think animals only eat acorns and do nothing to help the oak tree? No, they help the oak spread. The jay does this especially well.

In autumn, the jay hides acorns for reserve in the moss, under the roots of trees. It will carry you away and hide it deeper. In winter, the jay does not eat all the hidden acorns. She doesn't find many of them. In the spring, these acorns will give rise to young oak trees. So it turns out that the jay is settling the oak tree.

Squirrels and wood mice also carry acorns.

As you can see, it would be difficult for animals to get along without the feeding oak, and the oak tree would have a hard time without animal helpers.

Our walk into the autumn forest convinces us: in the vast world there is nothing superfluous or unnecessary. The world can't get along without even a little mouse...

  • Look at the drawing and diagrams. What do the arrows on the diagrams show? Why are the arrows double? Compare the first and second diagrams. How are they different?
  • Using any diagram, tell us about the connections between the oak tree and animals.

Let's find out more

Need each other

Next to the oak tree grows a hazel tree, a familiar shrub. Its fruits - nuts, ripen, fall to the ground. A great treat for squirrels and forest mice! And they do not remain in debt: they spread the nuts throughout the forest, helping the hazel tree to populate new places.

Rowan grows on the forest edge. Not a tall tree, but so noticeable! From a distance, it attracts the eye with bright red fruits collected in clusters. Each fruit contains several seeds. These beautiful fruits are the favorite food of many birds, especially field thrushes. They flock in noisy, cheerful flocks for a rich treat. These birds even got their name from their tree-breadwinner.

Thrushes are welcome guests for rowan trees. After all, they spread its seeds everywhere. It happens like this: the pulp of the fruits eaten by the birds is digested, but the hard seeds remain intact and unharmed. Together with the droppings they fall to the ground.

These examples show that plants, animals and birds really need each other.

Let's discuss

    In the book “The Giant in the Clearing” we will read the story “Big Old Oak”. Do you agree that this is a story about a living and inextricable connection between nature and man? What can he teach you?

Let's think!

    Give your example of connections in the autumn forest.

Let's check ourselves

  1. What do we call invisible threads?
  2. What invisible threads can be found in the autumn forest?

Let's conclude

We called the connections in the surrounding world invisible threads. An example is the connection between an oak tree and animals in the autumn forest.



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