Seasonal changes: autumn and winter
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Why this why now
This unit introduces Year 1 pupils to the big question, How do living things live together in their environments?, by focusing on Seasonal changes: autumn and winter. Pupils will learn about how the weather and daylight change during these seasons. This helps them get ready for the next unit, Seasonal changes: spring and summer, where they will continue to explore how the seasons change, helping them understand how the Earth’s movement causes these changes throughout the year.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Explore the natural world around them using their senses
- Know some similarities and differences between different seasons
- Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world, including the seasons
- Begin to associate different types of weather with different seasons
Threads
Why this why now
This unit introduces Year 1 pupils to the big question, How do living things live together in their environments?, by focusing on Seasonal changes: autumn and winter. Pupils will learn about how the weather and daylight change during these seasons. This helps them get ready for the next unit, Seasonal changes: spring and summer, where they will continue to explore how the seasons change, helping them understand how the Earth’s movement causes these changes throughout the year.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Explore the natural world around them using their senses
- Know some similarities and differences between different seasons
- Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world, including the seasons
- Begin to associate different types of weather with different seasons
Biology
Physics
Seasonal changes: autumn and winter
This unit explores observing changes across autumn and winter, including weather patterns and variations in day length. It emphasises asking questions, using simple equipment for observations, identifying and classifying, gathering data, and using observations to answer questions.
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