Learning Objective(s)
- Students will identify the four seasons as they relate to different weather or temperature.
- Students will explain the connection between the Sun and Earth during different seasons.
Standard(s)
Science Next Generation Sunshine State Standards:
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SC.K.E.5.3 Recognize that the Sun can only be seen in the daytime.
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SC.1.E.5.4 Identify the beneficial and harmful properties of the Sun.
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SC.2.E.7.1 Compare and describe changing patterns in nature that repeat themselves, such as weather conditions including temperature and precipitation, day to day and season to season.
Essential Question(s)
- Why do we have seasons?
- What patterns do we see in each season? How does the weather change? How does daylight change?
Key Vocabulary
- season: one of the four periods of the year; spring, summer, autumn, or winter
- equator: an imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
- hemisphere: a half sphere or globe, formed by a plane passing through the center
Source: World Book Student
Materials
For field trip craft:
- paper
- crayons
For extension activities (optional):
- Computer with internet access for every student
- Alvin Sherman Library card or E-Card to access the World Book Database
Extension Activities
Concentration: Fall Into Winter
Available on World Book Early Learning
(Must have an NSU Alvin Sherman Library Card or E-Card to access)
Available on World Book Early Learning
(Must have an NSU Alvin Sherman Library Card or E-Card to access)
Available on World Book Early Learning
(Must have an NSU Alvin Sherman Library Card or E-Card to access)
Available on World Book Student
(Must have an NSU Alvin Sherman Library Card or E-Card to access)
More Information
- What causes the seasons?NASA SpacePlace
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