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Aren’t the seasons great?
In winter, the weather is icy cold and snow falls and in the summer, we have lots of sunshine and long, warm days.
What’s your favourite season? Why do you like it?
In this activity, we are going to be using what we know about the seasons to compare them. This means we will think about what is the same and what is different about the four seasons.
Can you think of a similarity between autumn and spring?
They are both sunny and cold and get some rain!
Now can you think of what is different about autumn and spring?
There are a few things!
> In autumn, the leaves fall off many trees - this doesn’t happen in any other season.
> In spring, new flowers grow and baby animals are born.
Every season is so different!
Today, we are going to use the fact table below to help us to compare the seasons.
| Season | Months | Temperature | Weather | Rainfall |
|
Spring |
March, April, May | Warmer less than 15 degrees | Sun and rain | 20 mm of rain |
|
Summer |
June, July, August | Warmest greater than 20 degrees | Lots of sun, little rain | Less than 5 mm |
| Autumn | September, October, November | Cooler less than 12 degrees | Less sun, more rain | 40 mm of rain |
|
Winter |
December, January, February | Coldest less than 5 degrees | Little sun, lots of rain (and sometimes snow!) | 75 mm of rain |
Let’s try one together.
Look at the column that says rainfall.
Which season has the least rainfall? That means very little rain.
Did you spot it?
Summer has the least rainfall. It says that less than 5 mm of rain falls each month in summer - that’s hardly anything!
Don't forget, you can come back to this table any time to check your answers!
Or you could challenge yourself and use what you know about the seasons, to try and solve the questions with your own knowledge!
Let's go!
