Autumn is the season between summer and winter. In the UK, we experience autumn in September, October and November.

The seasons are four times of year that have different weather and they are spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Daylight is the time when the natural light from the Sun lights the sky.

Weather and the seasons: autumn

Geography

Introducing the weather

Measuring the weather

Introducing the seasons

Weather and the seasons: spring

Weather and the seasons: summer

Weather and the seasons: winter

This unit links to understanding what the UK is like and how seasonal weather is a part of this; it links directly to 'Cold places: What is it like at the North and South Poles?'  and 'Hot places: Where are they and what are they like?'. 

This unit builds on what has been learnt in 'Local area: Where do we go to school?' and 'Local area: Where do we live?', which look at the local area and involve some weather investigation as well as noticing seasonal change, and on 'Continents and oceans', which introduces some formal earth geometry, the idea of the Earth rotating and orbiting around the sun.

This unit introduces weather and seasonal change by exploring different types of weather and how they vary across the year. Pupils observe and measure the weather, identify patterns, and begin to relate seasonal change to the calendar year.

Seasons: how does the weather change through the year?

Which of these months fall in autumn in the UK?

In autumn, the weather is cooler because the Earth is tilted __________ the Sun.

fruit and vegetables being ready to harvest

Which of these images show seeds that are dispersed in autumn?

Birds prepare to fly __________ in autumn. 

Which of these animals prepare for winter hibernation in autumn?

How many full days are there in one year?

Which of these is **not** a month that falls in autumn?

when our part of the Earth is tilted towards the Sun

when our part of the Earth is tilted away from the Sun

when our part of the Earth begins to tilt away from the Sun

Which of the following might you experience in autumn in the UK?

Autumn in the UK has __________ hours of daylight __________.

Weather and the seasons: autumn

Lesson outcome