What causes the Seasons? Developing: Describe each of the four seasons. Secure: Explain how the tilt in the Earth’s axis causes the seasons. Exceeding: Analyse why the poles are dark for half of the year. Entrance Activity Name all of the planets found within our solar system. Tool Box – Key Words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noiwY7kQ5NQ Seasons Tilt Axis Light intensity Poles Winter Solstice 23.5o Tilt

Can you name all of the planets in our Solar System? Assessment Activity Naming Planets Can you name all of the planets in our Solar System? My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets M- V- E- J- S- U- N- P- Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto

Season Think about the following: temperature, Weather conditions Learning Activity Identify which pictures represent: Summer, winter, autumn, spring. A B Think about the following: temperature, Weather conditions C D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZjpI6fgYSY

Season Spring Summer Autumn Winter Teacher explanation In the spring, seeds take root and vegetation begins to grow. The weather is warmer, and often wetter. Animals wake or return from warmer climates, often with newborns. Summer In the summer, temperatures may increase to their hottest of the year. If they spike too high, heat waves or droughts may cause trouble for people, animals, and plants Autumn In the autumn, or fall, temperatures cool again. Plants may begin to grow dormant. Animals might prepare themselves for the upcoming cold weather, storing food or traveling to warmer regions. Winter Winter often brings a chill. Some areas may experience snow or ice, while others see only cold rain. Animals find ways to warm themselves, and may have changed their appearance to adapt.

What causes the Seasons? Developing: Describe each of the four seasons. Secure: Explain how the tilt in the Earth’s axis causes the seasons. Exceeding: Analyse why the poles are dark for half of the year. Entrance Activity Name all of the planets found within our solar system. Tool Box – Key Words Seasons Tilt Axis Light intensity Poles Winter Solstice 23.5o Tilt

The Earth is divided into two hemispheres, separated by the equator. What are hemispheres? northern hemisphere equator southern hemisphere Why do the hemispheres have different seasons at different times of the year? Its due to the Earths axis being tilted.

Why is it hotter during summer? Teacher Explanation Why is it hotter during summer? In the diagram the northern hemisphere is facing away from the sun. This causes the light rays from the sun to be more spread out, causing a lower light intensity

Why is it hotter during summer? Teacher Explanation Why is it hotter during summer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLRA87TKXLM In the diagram the norther hemisphere is facing towards the sun. This causes the light rays to be closer together on the Earth’s surface, causing a higher light intensity and a higher temperature on the surface.

Learning Activity How seasons change Northern Hemisphere Sothern Hemisphere 1) On June the 21st it is winter in the Southern hemisphere. Explain why it is winter here, yet it is summer in the Northern hemisphere. (You may wish to draw a diagram to support your answer)

What season will it be in the North and South Hemisphere? Assessment Activity What season will it be in the North and South Hemisphere?

Student Reading Activity A day in winter Student Reading Activity Read through the text below about Fatema’s day in winter. Write down parts of the story that would be different if it were describing a day in summer? It was still dark when Fatema had to get up for school. She put on a t-shirt under her school blouse to make sure she stayed warm during the day. After breakfast she pulled on her thick coat and woolly hat and gloves before leaving the house. The path outside was slippery with frost. Fatema walked around the playground at lunchtime. The Sun was low in the sky and didn’t feel very warm, so she didn’t stay out long. The Sun was just setting when she waited for the bus to go home after school.

What causes the Seasons? Developing: Describe each of the four seasons. Secure: Explain how the tilt in the earth’s axis causes the seasons. Exceeding: Analyse why the poles are dark for half of the year. Entrance Activity Name all of the planets found within our solar system. Tool Box – Key Words Seasons Tilt Axis Light intensity Poles Winter Solstice 23.5o Tilt

Learning Activity Seasons Complete the seasons summary sheet.

Why is it dark at the North Pole for half of the year? Plenary Why is it dark at the North Pole for half of the year?