Signs of winter | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which statement is true?
- The weather is often different in each season. ✓
- The weather is often the same in each season.
- The weather is often snowy in each season.
Which type of weather is shown in this photograph?
- 'snow' ✓
Which of these is a type of weather?
- March
- summer
- rain ✓
The weather in autumn is often ...
- windy and rainy. ✓
- hot and sunny.
- cold and snowy.
Which word describes how hot or cold something is?
- autumn
- weather
- temperature ✓
A thermometer can tell us how hot or cold something is. What skills are we using when we use a thermometer?
- measuring ✓
- naming
- counting

How many months are in one year?
- 9
- 12 ✓
- 20
Which of these is a season?
- winter ✓
- December
- snow
True or false? The season of winter in is March, April and May.
- True
- False ✓
What kind of tree does this photograph show?
- holly
- evergreen
- deciduous ✓
What do we call trees and other plants that have leaves all year long?
- deciduous
- evergreen ✓
- everleaf
Some children use their senses to describe changes in seasons. Who is describing changes in winter in the UK?
- Izzy - I can see that some trees haven't got any leaves at all. ✓
- Andeep - Every tree in this season has all its green leaves.
- Sam - The leaves on some trees have turned an orange or brown colour.

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It always snows in winter.

Explanation including different kinds of weather that the pupils may experience in winter.

Season - Seasons are periods of similar weather. In the UK, there are four seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter).
Winter - Winter is the coldest season of the year. It is between autumn and spring.
Deciduous - Trees that lose their leaves once a year are deciduous.
Evergreen - Trees and bushes that do not lose their leaves in winter are evergreen.
Observe - To observe is to look very closely and use other senses too.