Signs of summer | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

True or false? The weather is often different in each season.

True ✓
False
Which weather does this photograph show?

snow

rain ✓

sun
Which of these is a kind of weather?

sunny ✓

May

spring
How can we describe the weather in spring?

a mix of sun, clouds and rain ✓

always sunny and hot

frosty and cold
What do we use to collect and measure rain?

a thermometer

a rain gauge ✓

a clock
Look at this data showing rainfall. Which days did it rain?

Monday, Tuesday and Friday ✓

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Wednesday and Thursday

How many seasons are there in one year?

four ✓

twelve

twenty four
Which of these is a month?

August ✓

summer

sunny
Which of these are the four seasons?

rainy, sunny, cloudy and windy

autumn, winter, spring and summer ✓

April, May, June and July
When is the season of summer?

June, July and August ✓

March, April and May

September, October and November
Which of these will you observe in summer?

catkins on trees

trees with orange leaves

brightly coloured flowers ✓
What might we observe in summer?

brightly coloured flowers ✓

fruits on trees ✓

leaves falling from some trees

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There are twelve months in one year.
The four seasons are winter, spring, summer and autumn.
The season of summer occurs in June, July and August.
The summer is often full of bright colours, plants and trees are giving fruits, and flowers are blooming.
Changes in summer can be described using observational skills.

Pupils may associate different seasons with activities, rather than physical characteristics like the weather.

Explanation of changes in nature that occur during summer.

Season - Seasons are periods of similar weather. In the UK there are four seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter).
Summer - Summer is the hottest season of the year. Summer is the season after spring and before autumn.
Change - If something changes it does not stay the same.
Flowers - A flower is the part of a plant that makes it able to make more flowers.
Observe - To observe is to look very closely and use other senses too.