Students will develop a qualitative understanding of the characteristics and patterns of seasons and highlight the relationship of seasons to physical and biological markers. They will establish that these phenomena follow annual cycles and conclude the activity by creating displays that illustrate the repeating pattern associated with the appearance and disappearance of seasonal markers. Each student will adopt a branch. This should be a branch which is growing toward the south. They will keep their observations in their journals which they created in lesson two, Journey with Journals within this unit.
Seasons have distinct characteristics.
Seasonal changes can be observed around your village. Seasonal changes follow an annual cycle. Through careful observation, you can begin to understand seasonal patterns. Observing seasonal changes Recording observations into journals Organizing observation in tables and graphs Representing information with pictures, numbers, and photographs The purpose of this activity is to engage your students in careful observations of the seasonal changes that occur in their region. In this lesson the students will be active participants in planning what they will observe.