One year on Earth - Understanding seasons | Teach with space PR45
This resource includes two activities to foster and enhance pupils’ knowledge of seasons, and focuses on the basic mechanism behind different seasons on Earth. The resource is divided into different parts, therefore enabling a gradual acquisition of the topic and content. The starting point is a general discussion about seasons by considering the changing colours on Earth over the course of a year. This is followed by a hands-on activity that aims to let pupils explore the influence of the Sun-Earth system on seasons.
Learning objectives
- Understand that some trees look different at different times of the year due to seasons.
- Understand that seasonal changes can also be seen from space.
- Explain the relationship between the Sun and the movement of the Earth, and its influence on daytime and night-time.
- Explain why there are seasons on Earth.
- Explain what influence the Sun has on the seasons.
- Analyse images and extract relevant information.
- Ability to work together and share conclusions.
This classroom resource is part of a set of resources developed by ESA’s Education Office in collaboration with ESEROs to support the Climate Detectives project.
Resource available in:
Subject:
- Earth Science, Science
Age:
- Age 6-12, Age 6-9, Age 9-12
Time:
- Up to 2 hours
Space theme:
- Earth Observation, Weather & Climate
