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Students investigate how the sun travels across the sky at different latitudes using Solar Motion Demonstrator. In this earth science lesson, students explain why seasons change. They study how the tilt of the Earth's axis affects seasons.
Students identify ways plants and animals make changes related to the seasons, specifically focusing on the life cycle of butterflies.
Fourth graders create original myths explaining why the seasons change.
Students think about what kinds of clothing they are currently wearing and then think about why they are wearing these particular articles of clothing. They write what they already know about seasons and generate questions about what they would like to learn about seasons.
Students study phenology, or the study of climate change. They research the Japanese springtime festival of Hanami and plot and interpret average cherry blossom bloom date data from the past 1100 years.
Students research how surface sea temperature changes throughout the year. They draw a time series of sea surface temperatures for each month of the year and a depth profile for a summer and winter month using an OceanExplorer Profiler tool.
Students observe changes in a selected tree leaf near their homes during the fall. Twice each week students record changes in the leaf using words, pictures, and numbers.
Students explore the habitats of mammals and their physical characteristics. They research examples of mammals that must deal with daily changes in their habitat and how they cope with them. In small groups, students create a table depicting the mammal, the mammal's characteristics, the habitat, and the adaptations to the habitat.
First graders complete a potato harvest to learn about living and nonliving environments. In this harvesting lesson, 1st graders read potato trivia and nutrition facts. Students then complete a harvest of potatoes.
Reading The Year at Maple Hill Farm by Alice and Martin Provensen and Kathy Henderson’s And the Good Brown Earth launches this exploration of the growing cycle and the seasonal changes in a garden. Groups create month collages illustrating what happens in a garden each season. The finished pictures are compiled into a class calendar. The resource suggests a garden exploration activity for those with classroom gardens.