Starter quiz
- How long does a season last?
- three weeks
- three months ✓
- three years
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- Which of these is a season?
- winter ✓
- Wednesday
- April
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- September, October and November are in ...
- spring.
- summer.
- autumn. ✓
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- What happens to some trees in autumn?
- they grow spikes
- they fall down
- their leaves begin to change colour ✓
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- What does it mean if something changes?
- it stays the same
- it does not stay the same ✓
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- What do we do when we observe something?
- we look closely at it ✓
- we put it in a group
- we know its name
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Exit quiz
- True or false? The weather is the same in every season.
- True
- False ✓
- Which of these words can describe weather?
- autumn
- rainy ✓
- October
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- When is autumn?
- after winter and before summer
- after summer and before winter ✓
- after spring and before summer
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- Which photograph shows a weather that can happen more often in autumn?
- photograph 1
- photograph 2
- photograph 3 ✓
- What is temperature?
- how hot something is ✓
- how wet something is
- how long something is
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- What do we use to measure temperature?
- a clock
- a tape measure
- a thermometer ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 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.
Common misconception
Pupils associate different seasons with activities, rather than physical characteristics like the weather.
Explanation of different weathers that the pupils may experience in different seasons.
Keywords
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.
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