Year 1 - Science
Weather in autumn
Seasonal changes: autumn and winter
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Unit Summary
This unit explores observing changes across autumn and winter, including weather patterns and variations in day length. It emphasises asking questions, using simple equipment for observations, identifying and classifying, gathering data, and using observations to answer questions.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe weather in autumn.
Key Notes
- The weather is often different in each season.
- Some types of weather can be described as cold, cloudy, windy, rainy or sunny.
- The weather in autumn is often windy and rainy, and turns colder.
- Temperature is how hot or cold something is.
- A thermometer can be used to measure the temperature of different seasons.
Vocabulary To Learn
- weather: Weather is what the conditions are like in a particular place at a particular time. For example, rain, wind or sun.
- season: Seasons are periods of similar weather. In the UK there are four seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter).
- autumn: Autumn is the season after summer and before winter.
- temperature: Temperature is a measure of how hot or cold something is.
- thermometer: A thermometer is a piece of equipment for measuring temperature.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils associate different seasons with activities, rather than physical characteristics like the weather.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.
The weather is often different in each season. Some types of weather can be described as cold, cloudy, windy, rainy or sunny.
2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'weather'
Weather is what the conditions are like in a particular place at a particular time. For example, rain, wind or sun. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.
3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils associate different seasons with activities, rather than physical characteristics like the weather. Correction: Explanation of different weathers that the pupils may experience in different seasons.
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