Comprehension and additional task exercises pages 190 and 191 from Next Page Science KS3 Complete. Accompanying PowerPoint and word searches available for free from the website. This exercise covers: • What causes a day and a year: 24 hrs and 365.25 days • A leap year • Earth’s orbit having an elliptical shape • Earth’s tilt as the cause of the seasons • A pictorial illustrating summer (solstice), winter (solstice), spring (equinox) and autumn (equinox) • An explanation explaining why light intensity changes from winter to summer using torches to represent how the same amount of light from the sun can be more or less intense • Earth’s path across the sky (northern hemisphere) • How earth’s spin causes the sun to rise in the east and set in the west • An exercise on plotting the average hours of daylight for each month • A matching the statements exercise • An exercise on what it would be like in the summer (continual daylight) and winter (continual night time) at the north pole • Amazing WHAT? facts

Aimed towards KS3 (Yrs 11-14), a fun animated lesson explaining the Seasons. Slide by slide animations shows clearly why the Earth experiences Summer and Winter. By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify what causes summer and winter. Describe how the Sun radiates light. Explain the link between the tilting of the Earth and the seasons.

A powerpoint presentation explaining how the seasons occur in relation to the Space topic. The presentation is supported by differentiated worksheets to assess student understanding. Video links are incorporated into the presentation that will support the development of understanding in this topic.

powerpoint looking at why we have seasons

Bubble writing - non-cursive word bank Like many primary school teachers I have tried a variety of handwriting schemes with varying degrees of success. Having thought through many common problems with handwriting I have developed a simple scaffold that places a bubble either side of the line to support letter formation. This simple scaffold provides a guide to consistently form printed letters and ensure each letter is uniform in both height and width. Children are able to leave equal spaces between words and see clearly whether or not there is enough space at the end of each line for the next word they intend to write. There has been a huge impact within my class in a very short space of time and I hope you will see similar benefits within your own setting. Included is a PowerPoint presentation including the days of the week, months of the year and the seasons. It is suggested that this resource is used alongside the ‘Bubble Writing Starter Pack’ available from my TES store.

Class assembly script for 20 children, with 4 songs (background music included), Can be easily edited to suit own needs.

An engaging PowerPoint learning about The Seasons and why we have them. It includes a stimulating starter, lesson objectives, key scientific skills, vocabulary, literacy, opportunity for class discussion and a plenary.

A simple worksheet to guide students understanding of the seasons and why they happen.

Work sheet that is has two options of differentiation. Comes with an answer sheet specifically for the foundation sheet, but can be used for higher.

**4 sets of How to Draw Books. ** A fantastic addition to any creative area. A step by step guide on how to draw a range of seasonal pictures. These would be suitable for KS1 and lower KS2 pupils. What’s included: How to draw… Autumn (9 pages) How to draw; leaves, animals, Autumn trees How to draw…Winter (9 pages) How to draw; snowflake, snowmam , mittens, hot chocolate etc How to draw…Spring (8 pages) How to draw; Blossom, flowers, animals, Easter Egg etc How to draw…Summer (18 pages) How to draw; sunglasses, beach, flowers, ice cream, shell, Summer Tree etc There is an editable book and non editable book available for each of the seasons. This will be part of a bundle. Other How to Books: How to draw… Seasons (4 books available) How to draw… Geography (3 Books available) How to draw… Science- Animals Classification (1 Book available) How to draw… Buildings and Food (2 books available ) How to draw… Festivals and Celebrations (11 Books available)

This is an included Active inspire and resource pack. The lesson is interactive and in line with current buzz themes in education - including oracy, cross-curricular links and deep questioning with sentence stems. It was graded outstanding by Ofsted and I hope it helps you all. Content: Comparing Autumn to Winter Ordering months into the correct seasons Identifying features of each season and major events/festivals

A full lesson PowerPoint teaching about ‘The Seasons’. It includes a starter, lesson objectives, vocabulary, literacy, numeracy, an exciting investigation, class discussion and a plenary.

Use this great resource from http://www.makemegenius.com to teach kids all about science!

Starter: List and Describe the 4 seasons The lesson then covers: Reasons for the different seasons Day and night Plenary: Key term scrabble Main task is differentiated by input as secure, develop and exceed which students can self-select or be directed to. Extension tasks are also included on the slides. Worksheets needed: 8Lb-1 and 8Lb-2 Written in conjunction with Pearsons Exploring Science text book (although the content can be used with any exam board).

Seasons: Reasons for the Seasons PowerPoint: This lesson on the reason for the seasons incorporates easy to understand interactive/ animations, easy to understand analogies, and questions which keep students engaged while learning about the real reasons for the seasons. This lesson contains 39 slides and should run a full class period or two to teach, and contains the following Slide Titles: All slides have pictures and or moving animations explaining the concept ♦ Earth & Sun Size and Distance (2 slides) ♦ Earth's Orbit (2 slides) ♦ Earth's Axis (3 slides) ♦ Earth Around the Sun (2 slides) ♦ Earth's Tilt and the Seasons (2 slides) ♦ Punching a basketball - Direct light analogy (2 slides) ♦ Light Intensity Animation (2 slides) ♦ Skipping stone and falling stone - Direct light analogy (3 slides) ♦ Direct and Indirect Light Animation (2 slides) ♦ Earth's Axis and the Seasons (6 slides) ♦ Why the sun is high, medium or low in the sky (4 slides) ♦ Why the Sun never rises or sets on the North/ South Pole (8 slides)

This is a 1 hour lesson based on students exploring seasonal foods. Could be used as part of the NEW WJEC Hospitality and Catering course as well as any other food preparation and nutrition course. **Learning Objective: ** To be able to define seasonal foods To be able to explain the benefits of seasonal foods To be able to produce a recipe for each season, that includes seasonal ingredients Included: Starter, mini plenary (based on the keyword) and Plenary Automated Dates Embedded to PPT 3 Activities Challenge Task PDF Resources Timers

Seasons, why they happen, northern hemisphere, sun’s height in the sky, day and night etc. Complete lesson. Seasons is number 3 in a series of 6 high quality lessons that fully and expertly delivers all the points within BOTH the NEW KS3 Department for Education ‘Space Physics’ National Curriculum and the AQA KS3 specification / syllabus sections ‘3.7.2 Universe’ and ‘3.1.2 Gravity’. NO PREPARATION REUIRED ! Simply submit the equipment list to your technicians and then the PPT will lead you step by step through the entire lesson. Recall why we have day and night. * Explain the seasons and the importance of the sun’s angle. * Explain why if it is summer in the UK, it is winter in Australia. * Compare the shadows and the suns positions in winter and summer. * Use new literacy words such as sphere, hemisphere, equator etc * Successfully complete a simple practical to explain summer and winter. STARTER Pupils will start the lessons by thinking and working in pairs in a race to solve a picture puzzle and work out what today’s lesson is about. After discussion that leads to revealing the title and lesson outcomes, students then self assess against their current understanding of this lesson. MAIN and MAIN and MAIN… This lesson is chunked into discrete sections to support learning and engender positive behaviour by keeping students interested and focused. All points of the specification are addressed. There are various student activities such as: demo, practical, gap fills, matching, paired work, literacy activities, focused questions with answers and differentiation, picture puzzle, mini test, homework, carefully selected video, self-assessment opportunities, peer assessment opportunities etc. This good variety of activities keeps pupils focused and happily learning. PLENARY: In the plenary activity pupils complete a matching activity and then peer assess it to uncover how much they have learnt during the lesson. They then self-assess themselves against the lesson outcomes. Students who need further support set themselves additional homework to enhance learning of today’s lesson. EXTENSION ACTIVITIES: These are provided just in case any group requires them. All resources are included in this excellent lesson, there is nothing for you to do but deliver it. Thank you for looking, your positive feedback would be very much appreciated :) This lesson is one of a series of 6: 1. Solar system, stars and galaxies and the universe. 2. Geocentric and heliocentric solar system models 3. Seasons. 4. Gravity, weight and mass. 5. Exploring and observing the universe. 6. The moon’s phases. For more lessons that meet the new KS3 and KS4 specifications please type Barclayfox into the tes resources search engine to see all my lessons. Happy teaching ! Barclayfox.

Seasons & Eclipses Wheel Dial: This is a seasons interactive notebook activity that has students assemble the Sun, Earth, and Moon system so that they will be able to manipulate their positions for each season and for solar and lunar eclipses. This product includes the following 9 pages: 1. Seasons & Eclipses board (with answers) 2. Seasons & Eclipses board (for students to fill in) 3. Same as #1, but smaller for smaller notebooks 4. Same as #2, but smaller for smaller notebooks 5. Wheel Dial assembly pieces (in color) 6. Wheel Dial assembly pieces (in black and white) 7. Same as #5, but smaller for smaller notebooks 8. Same as #6, but smaller for smaller notebooks 9. Assembly Instructions

Seasons: These seasons cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the reasons for the seasons. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. Seasons Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Seasons, Solstice, Equinox, Axis, Rotation, Revolve, Orbit, Sun These seasons cootie catchers come in color and black & white, and also come with a version where students can add their own definitions. All of this totals 4 pages which has students identifying vocabulary terms about the seasons (with pictures) based from the definition. ***** Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers in the folllowing topics: ***** Space Science: ♦ Comets, Meteors, & Asteroids ♦ Constellations ♦ Eclipses ♦ Life Cycles of Stars ♦ Moon Phases ♦ Planets ♦ Solar System and Space ♦ Clouds ♦ Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics ♦ Erosion ♦ Fossils ♦ Layers of the Atmosphere ♦ Layers of the Earth ♦ Landforms ♦ Natural Disasters ♦ Natural Resources ♦ Rock Cycle ♦ Rocks and Minerals ♦ Seasons ♦ Soil ♦ Volcanoes ♦ Water Cycle ♦ Weather Life Science: ♦ Animal Adaptations ♦ Biomes ♦ Cell Organelles ♦ Classification and Taxonomy ♦ Ecosystems ♦ Evolution ♦ Food Web ♦ Habitats ♦ Human Body ♦ Life Cycles ♦ Photosynthesis ♦ Plants ♦ Six Kingdoms of Life Physical Science: ♦ Atomic Structure ♦ Circuits ♦ Element Compound and Mixture ♦ Force and Motion ♦ Forms of Energy ♦ Light Energy ♦ Magnets ♦ Reflection and Refraction ♦ Scientific Method ♦ Simple Machines ♦ Sound Energy ♦ States of Matter ♦ Thermal Energy ♦ Waves

A year 7 lesson on our Season’s.