Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: A Look at the Seasons

For Teachers 1st
Identify characteristics of the seasons.
Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: A Reason for the Season

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides a learning activity that can be adapted for all age levels that deals with the seasons. Students are asked to become a "season sleuth" and discover what causes the seasons to change.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pov's 32nd Season Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
POV's 32nd season highlights stories from women's perspectives on issues ranging from youth-led climate activism, domestic surveillance, rape culture, historical trauma, industrialized agriclture and others, with nine films showcasing...
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Japanese Seasonal Scroll Painting [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An activity where students learn about the art of Japanese scroll painting, and create their own scroll painting to reflect the seasonal changes in a garden. This is designed to be in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese garden, but...
Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Seasonal Temperature Pattern Variation in Different Regions of the World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use GLOBE climate science visualizations to display student data on maps and to learn about seasonal changes in regional and global temperature patterns.
Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Climate Change and Vector Borne Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Vector-borne diseases are transmitted typically by the bite of an infected arthropod. Climate plays an important role in the seasonal pattern or temporal distribution of diseases that are carried and transmitted through vectors because...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Why Are There Seasons? A Study of Phenology

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is an ongoing activity where students take monthly temperature measurements, and make observations of the weather and changes in the environment, at the same location in the schoolyard each time. They will make and use an astrolabe,...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Weather and Seasonal Cycles

For Teachers K - 1st
For this activity, students conduct ongoing observations of the weather and seasonal changes, and record them in their weather journals.
Lesson Plan
University of Wisconsin

Uw: Probabilities, Uncertainties and Units Used to Quantify Climate Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource engages learners in using scientific data to analyze a 150-year dataset from Lake Mendota in Madison Wisconsin reflecting seasonal ice cover.
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium:seasons/shadows: Investigate How Shadows Shift Throughout the Year

For Students 9th - 10th
Ancient Chacoans used shadows to tell daily time and seasons. Build a model that demonstrates the changes in Earth's tilt that affect the length of shadows relative to the sun that determines the seasons. The lesson plan uses everyday...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Life's Different Seasons

For Teachers 2nd
Recognize changes in bears and insects and compare them.
Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: The Seasons

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the four seasons, when they occur in the northern and southern hemispheres, and why the seasons change as the Earth rotates around the Sun.
Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Seasons

For Students 1st - 6th
Learn about the four seasons, why they occur, and how seasons change.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Changing Seasons: Collection

For Students Pre-K - K
Join PBS KIDS and explore the seasons: fall, winter, and spring! The lessons have been co-designed by museum and educational partners and feature many of your PBS KIDS friends. Introduce media clips, extension activities, articles, and...
Handout
Science U

Science U: Reasons for the Seasons

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage uses diagrams and video to explain the causes of the seasons.
Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Seasonal Observations

For Students 3rd - 5th
Have you ever wondered what is going on under the snow? Why leaves change colors? How migratory birds find their way? Find the answers and check out these ideas on how to explore, discuss, or celebrate based on our four seasons!

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