TUESDAY Analyze Seasons & Timezones10/22/2024.

4th Grade Science
Topic 4 Earth and Space
Lesson 3

Tuesday
October 22, 2024

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Earth and Space

LO: SWBAT collect and analyze data to identify
sequences of change in seasons.

DOL: Given scenarios, SW correctly collect and analyze
data to identify sequences of change in seasons in at
least 4 of 5 questions.

SCI.4.9A Collect and analyze data to identify sequences and predict patterns of change in seasons such as change in temperature
and length of daylight
SEPs 4.1A, 4.1G, 4.2B, 4.3A
RTCs 4.5A, 4.5B, 4.5C

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Do Now

Which image represents the position of Earth when the United States is experiencing spring?

A.

C.

B.

D.

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Essential Understandings &

Guiding Questions

How does the weather change throughout the

year?

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Lesson Vocabulary

pattern

seasons

weather

precipitation

winter

spring

summer

fall/autumn

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What would you want the weather to be like for the party?

How could knowing if the weather follows a seasonal pattern help you

determine when to have the party?

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Analyze Weather Data

What weather

conditions can you

learn about by
reading these

graphs?

Where and when was
this data set collected?

What units of

measurement were used

to collect data about

these weather

conditions?

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Analyze Weather Data

What do you notice about how the average monthly temperature and

amount of precipitation changed throughout the year?

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Analyze Weather Data

Each bar represents
“How hot or cold the

temperature was during

a season”

December, January, and

February

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Analyze Weather Data

The precipitation for
all months within a
season can be
added together to
find the total
precipitation for the
season.

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How did the average
temperature change

throughout the

seasons?

How did the total

amount of precipitation
change throughout the

seasons?

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Average Amount of Daylight

Place the labels below the
bars to correctly identify how
the average amount of
daylight hours changes
throughout the year.

Summer

Winter

Winter

Summer

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How does temperature change throughout the seasons?

The average temperature
increases from winter to
summer. It then decreases
from summer to fall.

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Pattern

Something that
repeats in a
regular way

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Seasons

A time of year
with a distinct
pattern of
temperature and
sunlight

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Weather

The condition of the
atmosphere at a place
for a short period of
time

Day to day changes
that take place outside

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Precipitation

Water that falls to the
Earth from clouds in
the form of rain, sleet,
snow, and hail

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The season that
follows fall and has
the fewest hours of
daylight

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The season between
winter and summer

where growth in
nature is seen

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The season that
follows spring and
has the most
hours of daylight

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The season that
follows summer
when the air gets
cooler

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Season

Months

Summer

June, July, August

Fall

September, October, November

Winter

December, January, February

Spring

March, April, May

Observe the graph and table. Use evidence from the
data to put the following months in order from
shortest to longest average day length. Label each
month in a box.

April

July

October

December

Shortest day length

Short day length

Long day length

Longest day length

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Observe the graph and table

Season

Months

Summer

June, July, August

Fall

September, October, November

Winter

December, January, February

Spring

March, April, May

Nightjars migrated to the United Kingdom in spring.

Select the statement that describes the temperature
change in the United Kingdom during the nightjars’
spring migration.

A.

The temperature did not change.

B.

The temperature got colder each month.

C.

The temperature got warmer each month.

D.

The temperature got warmer and then got colder.

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DOL: Given
scenarios, SW
correctly collect
and analyze data
to identify
sequences of
change in seasons
in at least 4 of 5
questions.

Demonstration of Learning

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