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Why seasons change

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year, noticing longer days in summer and shorter days in winter

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What a learner can do afterwards

  • Describe the pattern: more daylight hours in summer, fewer in winter
  • Compare sunrise/sunset times at different points in the year
  • Relate amount of daylight to seasonal changes in weather and nature

The lesson

In summer, the sun stays up for a long time. It rises early and sets late. In winter, the sun rises late and sets early.

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Summer has more hours of daylight than winter.
Try it together

Mia plays outside after dinner in June. The sun is still up! In December, it is dark before dinner.

Good to know

Watch the sky at bedtime. In summer, it is still bright. In winter, it is already dark.

Summer has more daylight. Winter has less daylight, so it gets dark earlier.

Watch it

Where it sits

Where this leads

Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.

Then practise

8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.

Why seasons change · Science, ages 5 to 7 · LightMySky