PR-6170RUK Science A STEM Approach - Primary 1
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Unit Overview<br />
Earth and the Environment<br />
DAILY AND SEASONAL CHANGES<br />
Daily and seasonal changes in our environment affect everyday life.<br />
Pages<br />
Lesson 1<br />
What is weather?<br />
Pupils engage in a school walk to observe the day's weather.<br />
Pupils explore the types of weather and how to identify each<br />
type of weather by looking at environmental clues. Pupils match<br />
weather words to images to familiarise themselves with different<br />
types of weather.<br />
110-113<br />
Lesson 2<br />
How does weather<br />
affect our daily<br />
lives?<br />
Lesson 3<br />
What are seasons?<br />
What is the weather<br />
like in each season?<br />
Lesson 4<br />
How do seasons<br />
affect our daily<br />
lives?<br />
Lesson 5<br />
How do seasonal<br />
changes affect<br />
plants and animals?<br />
Lesson 6<br />
What special events<br />
happen in the<br />
different seasons?<br />
Summative<br />
Assessment<br />
Pupils explore how weather affects our daily lives. They<br />
participate in an interactive game and view a video of children<br />
enjoying different types of weather. They then identify how we<br />
alter our clothing, the activities we do and the places we visit<br />
depending on the type of weather.<br />
Pupils participate in an interactive activity to describe the weather<br />
in each of four scenes. Pupils then predict which season they<br />
think each image relates to. Pupils work as a group to predict the<br />
types of weather found in each season and compare these to<br />
information provided by an online video.<br />
Pupils explore how seasons affect our daily lives. They watch<br />
online videos of each season, pausing to think about and record<br />
the clothing worn, the activities conducted and the places visited<br />
in each season. Pupils draw images or write words to show how<br />
we alter our clothing, the activities we do and the places we visit<br />
depending on the type of weather.<br />
Pupils participate in an interactive activity to describe the plants<br />
and animals in each season before predicting how each plant and<br />
animal changes with each new season. Pupils briefly explore how<br />
animals avoid winter when food sources are scarce, through a<br />
simple introduction to hibernation and migration.<br />
Pupils create their own simple calendar based on the seasons.<br />
They add their birthday and other festivals and celebrations that<br />
are personal to them and their family. To consolidate learning<br />
from previous lessons, they also add other features of the seasons<br />
to decorate their calendar. Pupils have the opportunity to share<br />
their calendar with the rest of the class.<br />
Viewing sample<br />
Pupils explain their knowledge of weather and seasons. They<br />
explain how the weather in each season affects how we alter our<br />
clothing, the activities we do and the places we visit.<br />
114-117<br />
118-121<br />
122-125<br />
126-129<br />
130-133<br />
134–136<br />
<strong>STEM</strong> Project<br />
Make a Display<br />
showing the<br />
Seasons<br />
Pupils create a display to show the weather and seasons of<br />
Ireland and how each season affects our daily lives, including<br />
the clothing we wear, the activities we do and the places we visit.<br />
Pupils then create a video of the display to explain how each<br />
season affects our daily lives.<br />
137-146<br />
108 <strong>Science</strong>:<br />
A <strong>STEM</strong> AP<strong>PR</strong>OACH<br />
Infants 978-1-912760-14-5 Prim-Ed Publishing – www.prim-ed.com
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