Seasonal Changes
Year 1
Unit Overview
In the Seasonal Changes project, your child will learn about the four seasons. They will go out into the local environment to experience the weather. They will examine the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees, observing trees in the local environment. They will learn about how the seasons affect animals and make comparisons between them. They will find out what the weather is, what types of weather there are and what causes the weather. They will learn about what the weather is like in each season and discover why the lengths of daytime and night time change in different seasons. They will learn about the Sun and how to protect their skin from the Sun’s rays. They will observe and measure the wind, recording their data on a bar chart. They will learn how to read the temperature from a thermometer and record temperatures over a series of days. They will measure rainfall and carry out an investigation into the rain. They will learn about weather forecasts and symbols.
❇ MEMORABLE MOMENT
We will become meteorologist's and study the different weather conditions and make reports predicting what the weather will be like.
️✏️ WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
Science investigations
🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
Finding out how big a Raindrop is
Measuring and Recording the wind
Find deciduous and evergreen trees
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
What is the autumn season like? To observe changes across the four seasons.To observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies.
What data can we gather and record to explain autumn? To observe changes across the four seasons. To use their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions.
What is the winter season like? To observe changes across the four seasons. To observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies.
What data can we gather and record to explain winter? To observe changes across the four seasons. To use their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions. To identify and name a variety of common, wild and garden plants, including evergreen. To describe, following observation, how plants and animals change over time.
What is the spring season like? To observe changes across the four seasons. To observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies.
What data can we gather and record to explain spring? To observe changes across the four seasons. To use their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions. To identify and name a variety of common, wild and garden plants, including deciduous.
What is the summer season like? To observe changes across the four seasons. To observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies.
What data can we gather and record to explain summer? To observe changes across the four seasons. To use their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions. To identify and name a variety of common, wild and garden plants, including deciduous.
Scientific Enquiry: Investigations
How do leaves change?
Observe changes over the four seasons.
Gather and record data to help in answering questions.
How wild is the wind?
Use observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions
Observe closely, using simple equipment , including metre sticks, egg timers and hand lenses
🏁 BIG FINISH
We will open the envelope that contains our predictions about the next season and see if our predictions were correct.
📖 FOCUS TEXT(S)
The squirrels busy year.
The Weather Girls
Tree (Seasons Come, Seasons Go)
Seasons and Weather Get Set Go: Science
Seasons Fact Cat
Weather Outdoor Science