By Ms' Angela Barr

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What is a Season?

• By Ms. Angela Barr
• Prepared for a K-1 Introductory Science Lesson on
  Seasons

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A Season is.

• A season is one of four periods that occur during
  a year.
• Each season lasts about 3 months.
• Seasons cause a change in temperature, weather,
  and they length of daylight.

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• There are four seasons in Michigan.
• Each season has different characteristics.
• The seasons are

• Summer
• Fall
• Winter
• Spring

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Summer

• The warmest season of the year
• June, July, August
• Warm to hot weather
• Thunderstorms!
• 4th of July
• NO school

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Fall

• Comes between summer and winter
• September, October, November
• Cool weather
• Falling leaves
• Birds migrate
• Halloween
• Thanksgiving

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Winter

• The coldest season of the year
• December, January, February
• Snow storms
• Hats and mittens
• Christmas

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Spring

• Comes between winter and summer
• March, April, May
• Snow melts
• Warming Temperatures
• Nature awakens
• Easter

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Seasons and the Sun

• Our seasons change because of the sun. The closer
  our planet Earth is to the sun the warmer our
  temperature is.
• We are closest to the sun during summer
• We are furthest from the sun during winter

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Review
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Time To See What We Learned!

• After everything we have learned its time to see
  if we can
• 1) Name the seasons
• 2) Match the seasons with their characteristics
• You will need a pencil and paper

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What are the Four Seasons?

• Its your turn to name the four seasons!
• Number your paper 1 through 41.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
• Write down the four seasons

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Matching

• Summer
• Fall
• Winter
• Spring

• Snow melts, nature awakens, Easter
• The coldest season, snow, Christmas
• Cool weather, falling leaves, Halloween
• The warmest season, thunderstorms, 4th of July

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Congratulations!

• Great Job!
• You have successfully learned all about the four
  seasons!!
• What is your favorite season??

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Works Cited

• World book The Seasons http//www2.worldbook.com/
  features/features.asp?featureseasonspagehtml/se
  asons.htmdirectyes
• What causes the seasons? http//www.ajkids.com/kid
  s42.asp?askseasonsqSource0origin0metasearch
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• Picture from Altavista Images www.altavista.com