Weather in summer | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

True or false? There are twelve seasons in one year.
- True
- False ✓
The four seasons are autumn, winter, spring and ______.
- summer ✓
- July
- Sunday
Which season can you see in this photograph?
- winter
- summer ✓
- autumn
Which of these do we see in summer?
- lots of colourful flowers ✓
- snowdrops
- conkers
Alex hears the sound of a bee buzzing around a flower. Which skill is he using?
- testing
- measuring
- observing ✓
Match the months to the correct season.
- autumn
  
  ⇔
  
  September, October and November ✓
- winter
  
  ⇔
  
  December, January and February ✓
- spring
  
  ⇔
  
  March, April and May ✓
- summer
  
  ⇔
  
  June, July and August ✓

When is the season of summer?
- After spring and before autumn. ✓
- After autumn and before spring.
- After autumn and before winter.
Which word describes how hot or cold something is?
- observe
- temperature ✓
- season
What do we use to measure temperature?
- a thermometer ✓
- a ruler
- a book about weather
True or false? The weather is often frosty and snowy in summer.
- True
- False ✓
Sofia notices that the weather is frosty in winter and hot in summer. Why is this?
- The weather changes in each season. ✓
- The weather stays the same in each season.
- It always snows in winter.
Which statement about summer do you agree with?
- It is warm but can be windy and rainy too. ✓
- It is warm and it never rains.
- It is cold, with snow and ice.
- It is warm and always sunny.

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The weather is often different in each season.
Summer is the warmest season in the UK, although it can still be windy and rainy.
Temperature is how hot or cold something is.
A thermometer can be used to measure the temperature of different seasons.

Pupils may think that it is always sunny in summer.

Explanation that there are different types of weather in summer but the temperature is generally warmer than during other seasons.

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).
Summer - Summer is the season after spring and before autumn.
Temperature - Temperature is how hot or cold something is.
Thermometer - A thermometer is a piece of equipment for measuring temperature.