Weather and the Four Seasons
Grade 1: Science
Created by
Karen Palmer
Lesley A. Rhoden
Krista Sullivan
This eTextbook chapter is about weather and the four seasons.
First grade students will explore the different types of weather, learn about the four seasons, and identify the specific weather patterns found in each season. Students can read fun facts, watch videos, and play games in this interactive textbook chapter.
Students will be able to answer the following questions,
What is weather?
What are the four seasons?
The students will explore the different ways to describe the weather and how it effects our daily lives. We will also examine the four seasons and what makes each season unique.
The year is divided into seasons.
There are four seasons. The four seasons are: winter, fall, spring, and summer.
Each season has months in a row with the same weather patterns.
The hot season is summer.
The warm season is spring.
The cold season is winter.
The cool season is fall, also called autumn.
The weather changes according to the four seasons.
Weather of the Four Seasons:
The fall has cool weather including:
-less sunlight than the summer months
-windy
-cool temperatures
The winter has cold weather including:
-the least amount of sunlight
-cold temperatures
-snow
The spring has warm weather including:
-more sunlight than the winter
-warm temperatures
-A lot of rain
-windy
The summer has hot weather including:
-a lot of sunlight
-strong sun rays
-hot temperatures
-humidity
The fall has cool weather including:
-less sunlight than the summer months
-windy
-cool temperatures
The winter has cold weather including:
-the least amount of sunlight
-cold temperatures
-snow
The spring has warm weather including:
-more sunlight than the winter
-warm temperatures
-A lot of rain
-windy
The summer has hot weather including:
-a lot of sunlight
-strong sun rays
-hot temperatures
-humidity
The weather in the seasons changes because of how the Earth orbits.
Seasons change because the Earth orbits. When the earth orbits the earth's hemispheres are titled towards or away from the Sun.
It takes Earth one year to go around the Sun.
As the northern hemisphere tilts toward the Sun, the southern hemisphere tilts away from the Sun.
The hemisphere titled towards the sun experiences the season of summer and the hemisphere titled away from the season experiences the season of winter.
The middle of the Earth is where the imaginary line called the Equator lies.
The middle of the Earth is between the two hemispheres.
The middle of the Earth does not tilt very much toward or away from the Sun.
The middle of the Earth doesn't experience seasons like the northern or southern hemisphere.
The middle of the Earth is always warm.
It takes Earth one year to go around the Sun.
As the northern hemisphere tilts toward the Sun, the southern hemisphere tilts away from the Sun.
The hemisphere titled towards the sun experiences the season of summer and the hemisphere titled away from the season experiences the season of winter.
The middle of the Earth is where the imaginary line called the Equator lies.
The middle of the Earth is between the two hemispheres.
The middle of the Earth does not tilt very much toward or away from the Sun.
The middle of the Earth doesn't experience seasons like the northern or southern hemisphere.
The middle of the Earth is always warm.