What Are Seasons?
Information About This Unit
Description of Learning Unit:
This is a fun unit that teaches children why we have seasons and what the seasons are. It is designed to last one week, depending on how much is covered weekly.
List of Objectives:
Understand that our seasons are caused by the shape of the orbit around the sun, not how close to the sun we are.
Realize that different parts of the world have different seasons at the same time.
Learn about each season, and how we can recognize them by their changes and holidays.
List of Materials and Supplies Needed for This Pathway:
- Notebook for recording seasonal changes
- Spherical piece of fruit (apple with stem, orange, or lemon)
- Large, spacious darkened room
- A lamp or torch in the middle of the room
- Crayons
- Erasable colored pencils
- Glue sticks
- Pointed tip scissors
- Construction paper
- Nature Journal created during Nature Detective unit
- Shoebox or cardboard
- Fabric or foil, if desired
- Nature items collected during the winter
- Crayons, Markers, or paints
- Miscellanous art supplies
Links to Related Pathways (if any):
The Nature Journal created in the Science Year 1, Week 2: Nature Detective Pathway is used in the Seasons Nature Walk in this unit. If you did not create the journal, you can either purchase a notebook to use or create the journal in this unit.
| Nature Journal | 81% | (2 votes) |
In this activity, your child will create a simple nature journal. Your child can draw pictures, write observations, and glue nature items into the journal. The journal will be used in various units throughout the year.
Science Year K, Week 25: The Seasons: Spring & Summer
Science Year K, Week 26: The Seasons: Fall & Winter
Links to Free Learning Material
Links to Online Lessons:
| What Causes the Seasons? | 89% | (1 votes) |
Here's a simple site that explains why we have seasons.
| Virtual Tour of the Seasons | 89% | (1 votes) |
This is a fun, interactive, virtual tour of the seasons. It has animations and questions to answer to show retention.
| A Year in the Life of a Tree | 90% | (1 votes) |
This is an interactive lesson on how seasons affect a tree.
Reference Websites:
| The Reasons for Seasons | 78% | (2 votes) |
This site covers a lot of information, teaching kids that there are three reasons why we have seasons. It explains the tilt of the earth, solstices, equinoxes, and length of days.
Hands-On Projects and Activities:
| Track the Seasons | 71% | (1 votes) |
This is an activity your child can do to track the seasons. It can be done one time or four times during the year, whichever you choose, but it should last one month at a time.
| Why the Earth has Seasons | (no rating) |
This simple activity demonstrates to your child how the earth turns, which causes us to have different seasons.
| Seasonal Circles | 90% | (1 votes) |
Many changes take place in nature when the seasons changes. In this activity, your child will make 3-D cube illustrating differences in each seasons, such as plants, trees, and animals.
| Seasons Nature Walk | (no rating) |
During each season of the year, take a seasons walk. Notice differences in nature from the previous season, such as the temperature, the trees and animal activity.
Learning Tools (worksheets, drills, printables, online games, tests, etc.):
| Seasons in Other Countries | (no rating) |
This is a virtual site that teaches kids the fact that seasons are different depending on where you live. You can enter the location and date, and see how the sun travels over that area.
| What Happens in Fall? | 90% | (1 votes) |
Here's a simple explanation of the changes that take place during fall, with a poem.
| What Happens in Winter? | 90% | (1 votes) |
Here is a simple explanation of the changes that happen in winter, with a poem.
| What Happens in Spring? | 89% | (1 votes) |
Here's a simple explanation of the changes that take place in spring, with a poem.
| What Happens in Summer? | 90% | (1 votes) |
Here's a simple explanation of the changes that happen during summer, with a poem.
| Seasons Printout | 75% | (1 votes) |
This is a simple printout for kids to see if they remember how to recognize what season it is by looking at a tree.
| What Happens During the Seasons? | 71% | (1 votes) |
Here's a fun game for kids to play where they have to put seasonal objects into different pictures to see what happens during those seasons.
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Free Online Video:
| What Causes Earth's Seasons? | 82% | (3 votes) |
This is a short video on what causes our seasons. This is great for visual learners.(Click the right arrow, below, to start the video.)
| Why does the Earth have Seasons? | 69% | (2 votes) |
This video simply explains the tilt of the earth's axis and how this affects seasons.
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