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Seasons and reading data

Weather watch

Ages 5-835 minutes8 tasksNature & World

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What we are learning

Compare seasons and read information from a weather chart.

You will need: Pencil, Completed weather diary, Ruler, Coloured pencils

Warm-up

Name the four seasons in order, starting from the one we are in now.

Word bank

seasonspringsummerautumnwinterchartdatamost commonleast common

1Season sort

Write each word under the right season: blossom, snow, sunhat, falling leaves, frost, conkers, lambs, paddling pool.

springsummerautumnwinter
word 1
word 2

2Make a block chart

Use your diary. Colour one block for each day of that weather.

12345
sunny
cloudy
rainy
windy

3Read your chart

Answer using your chart.

  1. 1. Which weather was most common?
  2. 2. Which was least common?
  3. 3. How many more sunny than rainy days?
  4. 4. How many days did you record altogether?

4Compare two seasons

Fill in the table for summer and winter where you live.

summerwinter
temperature
hours of daylight
what trees look like
clothes we wear

5True or false?

Use your chart and what you know. Tick true or false.

Every week has the same weather.

Days are shorter in winter.

A block chart shows how many times something happened.

6Practise again

Read this chart: sunny 3, cloudy 1, rainy 4, windy 2. Answer the questions.

  1. 1. Most common weather?
  2. 2. Least common?
  3. 3. How many days altogether?
  4. 4. How many more rainy than sunny?
  • I read the numbers carefully.
  • I checked my total by adding again.

7Think like a scientist

Why is it useful to know the weather? Give two reasons.

8Take it home

Ask someone at home which season they like best and why. Write their answer and yours.

Their answer and mine

⭐ Challenge

Compare your chart with a friend's. Are they the same? Explain why they should be.

How did I do?

  • I know the four seasons.
  • I can make a block chart.
  • I can answer questions from data.
  • I can compare two seasons.