Year 1 Science Seasons and Weather: check-up and quiz

Key words. The seasons of the year are spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Method. The seasons always come in the same order. The season after autumn is the next one in the list.

1. Find the season in the list. The list goes spring, summer, autumn, winter.
   autumn is number 3 of 4
2. Move on to the next season. The next season is the one right after it in the list.
   autumn → winter
3. Write the answer.
   winter

Check. Say the list in order: spring, summer, autumn, winter. After autumn comes winter. ✓

Watch out. After winter comes spring again, because the seasons go round in a circle.

Key words. A season is one of the four parts of the year.

Method. Each season has three months next to each other. Find the three months of autumn.

1. Find the season. We want the months of autumn.
   Autumn
2. Find its three months on the calendar. Each season has three months in a row.
   September, October, November
3. Write the answer.
   September, October, November

Check. There are 3 months in autumn, and you can count them: September, October, November. ✓

Watch out. Read the months on a calendar, one after another. Do not add a month from another season.

Method. Find the month on the calendar, then find the season that has that month.

1. Find the month on the calendar. The months go in order from January.
   July is month number 7
2. Find the season with that month. Each season has three months.
   July is in summer
3. Write the answer.
   summer

Check. The months of summer are June, July, August. July is one of them. ✓

Watch out. Check the months either side of it, so you know its season.

Method. Think about which tree is bare in winter.

1. Think about oak. An oak tree loses its leaves in autumn.
   oak loses leaves
2. Think about holly. Holly is evergreen and keeps its green leaves.
   holly keeps leaves
3. Write the answer.
   oak

Check. In winter, an oak is bare and a holly is green. ✓

Watch out. Evergreen trees keep their green leaves all year.

Method. Think about the early months of the year.

1. Think about babies. Many lambs are born in the early months of the year.
   early months
2. Find the season. The early months of the year are spring.
   spring
3. Write the answer.
   spring

Check. A lamb grows into a sheep. ✓

Watch out. Lambs are not usually born in winter or summer.

Method. Think about which animal sleeps in winter.

1. Think about the hedgehog. A hedgehog hibernates and sleeps through winter.
   hedgehog hibernates
2. Think about the swallow. A swallow flies away to warmer places in autumn.
   swallow flies away
3. Write the answer.
   hedgehog

Check. Hibernating means sleeping through the cold months. ✓

Watch out. A swallow is away in winter, but it is not asleep.

Method. Think about which clothes keep you warm.

1. Think about the coat. A coat is thick and keeps you warm.
   coat is warm
2. Think about shorts. Shorts are light and are for warm weather.
   shorts are light
3. Write the answer.
   coat

Check. Wear shorts on a cold day, and you will feel the cold. ✓

Watch out. Warm clothes are for cold days.

Key words. A symbol is a simple picture that stands for something.

Method. Look at the symbol, then think about what it shows.

1. Look at the symbol. Each symbol shows one kind of weather.
   a cloud with raindrops falling
2. Match it to a weather word. The five weather words are sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy and snowy.
   a cloud with raindrops falling is rainy
3. Write the answer.
   rainy

Check. Say the weather word out loud: rainy. Does it fit the symbol? ✓

Watch out. Raindrops falling from a cloud mean rainy weather. Look for the drops.

Method. Add the two numbers together.

1. Find the sunny days. Ravi counted 3 sunny days.
   3 sunny
2. Find the cloudy days. Ravi counted 4 cloudy days.
   4 cloudy
3. Add them together. Add the two numbers to find the total days.
   3 + 4 = 7

Check. Count on from 4: 5, 6, 7. ✓

Watch out. Add the two numbers. Do not write them next to each other.

Method. Think about the season of each month.

1. Look at December. December is in winter, when the days are shortest.
   December: winter
2. Look at June. June is in summer, when the days are longest.
   June: summer
3. Write the answer.
   June

Check. The longest day of the year is in June. ✓

Watch out. Summer has the longest days.

Method. Count the months in summer.

1. Name the months of summer. Summer is June, July and August.
   June, July, August
2. Count them. Count each month once.
   1, 2, 3
3. Write the answer.
   3

Check. Each season has three months. ✓

Watch out. Summer has three months, like every other season.

Key words. The seasons of the year are spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Method. The seasons always come in the same order. The season after spring is the next one in the list.

1. Find the season in the list. The list goes spring, summer, autumn, winter.
   spring is number 1 of 4
2. Move on to the next season. The next season is the one right after it in the list.
   spring → summer
3. Write the answer.
   summer

Check. Say the list in order: spring, summer, autumn, winter. After spring comes summer. ✓

Watch out. After winter comes spring again, because the seasons go round in a circle.

Method. Think about when leaves fall.

1. Think about falling leaves. Many trees lose their leaves when the leaves turn yellow or brown.
   leaves turn and fall
2. Find the season. Leaves turn and fall in autumn.
   autumn
3. Write the answer.
   autumn

Check. In winter, the trees are bare. ✓

Watch out. Spring is when the new leaves come, not when they fall.

Key words. A season is one of the four parts of the year.

Method. Each season has three months next to each other. Find the three months of summer.

1. Find the season. We want the months of summer.
   Summer
2. Find its three months on the calendar. Each season has three months in a row.
   June, July, August
3. Write the answer.
   June, July, August

Check. There are 3 months in summer, and you can count them: June, July, August. ✓

Watch out. Read the months on a calendar, one after another. Do not add a month from another season.

Key words. A symbol is a simple picture that stands for something.

Method. Look at the symbol, then think about what it shows.

1. Look at the symbol. Each symbol shows one kind of weather.
   lines with arrows, showing moving air
2. Match it to a weather word. The five weather words are sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy and snowy.
   lines with arrows, showing moving air is windy
3. Write the answer.
   windy

Check. Say the weather word out loud: windy. Does it fit the symbol? ✓

Watch out. Lines with arrows show the air moving, so it is windy weather.

Method. Think about when the sun is up for the longest time.

1. Think about summer. In summer, the sun rises early and sets late.
   early rise, late set
2. Think about winter. In winter, the days are shorter.
   winter: shorter
3. Write the answer.
   summer

Check. Summer has more daylight. ✓

Watch out. Summer days are longer, winter days are shorter.

Method. Think about which tree is evergreen.

1. Think about sycamore. A sycamore loses its leaves in autumn.
   sycamore loses leaves
2. Think about holly. Holly is evergreen and keeps its green leaves.
   holly is evergreen
3. Write the answer.
   holly

Check. In winter, holly is still green. ✓

Watch out. Evergreen trees keep their leaves all year.

Method. Add the three numbers together.

1. Find the numbers. Windy 2, rainy 3, sunny 2.
   2, 3, 2
2. Add them together. Add all three numbers.
   2 + 3 + 2 = 7
3. Write the answer.
   7 days

Check. Count on from 3: 4, 5, 6, 7. ✓

Watch out. Add all three numbers, and do not leave any out.

Method. Think about winter and what a coat does.

1. Think about winter. In winter, the weather is cold.
   cold winter
2. Think about a coat. A coat keeps the cold air off us and holds our warmth in.
   coat keeps us warm
3. Write the answer.
   Winter is cold, so a coat keeps us warm.

Check. Think about a summer day, when a coat would be too hot. ✓

Watch out. Give a reason, using the word because.

Method. Think about what dark early means.

1. Think about dark early. Dark early means the day is shorter, not longer.
   dark early = shorter day
2. Think about winter. Winter days are shorter, so the sun goes down sooner.
   shorter days
3. Write the answer.
   No. It gets dark early in winter because the days are shorter.

Check. Summer evenings are light until later. ✓

Watch out. Dark early means the day is short.