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Students explore the effects that weather has on plants as bean sprouts are placed in different temperatures to simulate the different seasons. A heat lamp, refrigerator, and room temperatures create the medium to recreate seasonal changes.
Students discover how seasonal changes affect life in a forest ecosystem. In this biomes lesson students examine how organisms are dependent on one another for nutrition.
Learners examine how seasons occur and explore how the different angles effect surface heating. In this climate lesson students interpret satellite maps of the world that show seasonal differences in plant life.
Students record observations gathered while at a national wildlife refuge. For this lesson on wildlife refuges, students choose an observation spot and record seasonal changes throughout the year.
Second graders name the four seasons. They identify what a squirrel does in each season and why. Students volunteer other animals and create a class chart listing animals or plants and their adaptations to each season. Students create a booklet of adaptations. They work in groups of three to create poster of an imaginary plant or animal that can survive in a given habitat.
First graders experiment planting a bulb in the autumn to observe the plant life cycle. In this autumn gardening instructional activity, 1st graders learn the parts of a bulb and then plant a bulb during the autumn season. Students may then draw a picture of the bulb.
Students examine how seasonal changes affect life in a forest ecosystem. In this ecosystem lesson students complete a lab activity to see how organisms are dependent on each other for nutrition.
Students observe the changes a class tree goes through as the seasons change and record observations in journals. They investigate changes in the weather, changes in the length of the day, and how that affects people. They create seasonal newsletters.
Students research how seasonal changes in Louisiana affect their own lives and the folklife of their communities and the state. They investigate differences in the seasonal round in the regions of Louisiana, including celebrations, festivals, customs, crops, weather, music, and environmental changes through the year. Finally, students research a seasonal celebration or activity in depth, including fieldwork as well as research in books and on the Internet.
First graders investigate the four seasons. In this science activity, 1st graders discuss the relationship of seasonal changes and the life processes of plants and animals. Students discuss what happens during each season.