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Lesson Three – Summer Times
This science teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to investigate, observe and record how the length of the day and night can change during the summer months of the year.
The class can make and record observations to show the times that the sun rises and sets during the summer to match times on clock faces to the hour and picture illustrations.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to investigate, observe and record how the length of the day and night can change during the summer months of the year
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to name and describe colours seen in the sky at different times of the day and identify matching sunset and sunrise times for different months during the summer and worksheets to observe and record the amount of light that can be seen in the sky at during different times to hour during the summer season of the year.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore and record how the length of the day can change during the summer months of the year
This lesson is part of a science scheme of work to get the children to identify, observe and record some of changes to the natural world that can occur during the summer including weather and climate and animal habitats. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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