Science (K) – 2nd Lesson
Aim: To learn about the four seasons of the year and the types of
weather in each.
Objectives: Terms: seasons, spring, summer, fall, autumn and winter,
deciduous, evergreen, weather, humid, temperature, thermometer,
clouds, wind, rain, mist, rainbow, snow, flurry, snowflake, blizzard,
storms, hail.
Material: A year is divided into four parts called seasons. The seasons
are spring, summer, fall and winter. Another name for fall is autumn.
Sensory: (S) Write S E A S O N. Spell S P R I N G.
Questions: The year is divided into four parts called _____________.
hours
or
seasons
The name of one season is ________________.
winter
or
Wednesday
Material: In many places, spring is warm and flowers bloom. Next
comes a hot summer, a cool fall and then a cold winter. In other places,
seasons change in other ways. But wherever you live, the year still
cycles through the seasons every year.
Sensory: (S) Spell S U M M E R. Write W I N T E R.
Questions: There are _____________seasons. The seasons cycle
ten
every _____________.
year
or
week
or
four
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Material: In some parts of our country, the leaves on many trees and
bushes turn from green to red, gold and brown, and then fall off. This
happens in the season called fall.
Question: In some parts of our country, the leaves on many trees turn
colors and then ______________. This happens in the season called
fall off
or
sparkle
_______________.
spring
or
fall
Material: Trees and bushes whose leaves fall off are called deciduous.
This means “falling off”. These trees grow new leaves in the spring.
Maples, apple and oak trees are all deciduous trees.
Sensory Activity: (S) Write D E C I D U O U S. Spell M A P L E.
(T) Show a picture of a maple, apple and oak tree.
Question: Trees and bushes that lose their leaves are called
______________. Deciduous means ______________________.
deciduous or empty
growing
or
falling off
One deciduous tree is the ______________.
maple
or
pine
Material: Some trees and bushes stay green all through the winter.
They lose some of their leaves every year, but because they stay green
forever, we call this kind of plant evergreen. Pine trees and holly
bushes are evergreens.
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Sensory: (S) Write E V E R G R E E N . Spell P I N E . (T) Show a
picture of a pine tree and a holly bush.
Question: Trees and bushes that stay green all through the winter
are called ________________ trees. One type of evergreen is a
bright
or
evergreen
_______________.
holly bush or
apple tree
Material: The weather is what it is like outside. When we talk about
the weather, the first thing we talk about is the temperature. The
temperature tells us if it is cold, cool, warm or hot.
Sensory: (S) Spell W E A T H E R . Write T E M P E R A T U R E.
Questions: The weather is what it is like __________________.
in the kitchen
or
outside
The thing that tells us if it is cold, cool, warm or hot is the
_________________________.
temperature
or
clouds
Question: The temperature changes with the seasons. In most places,
it is hot in the summer and cold in the winter. The temperature goes up
and down – up when it is warmer and down when it is cooler. When the
air is moist and sticky, we say it is humid.
Sensory: (S) Spell H U M I D.
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Question: When the temperature is very hot, it is ______________.
winter
or
summer
When the air is moist and sticky outside, we say it is _____________.
humid
or
dry
Material: To tell what the temperature is, people use a thermometer.
Many thermometers have colored liquid inside a tube. As the temperature goes higher, the liquid rises in the tube. As the temperature goes
lower, the liquid goes down in the tube.
Sensory: (S) Write T H E R M O M E T E R. (T) Show a picture of a
thermometer.
Questions: To tell the temperature, people use a ______________.
ruler
or
thermometer
Inside a thermometer is colored ______________. When the weather
liquid
or
sand
gets cold and the temperature goes lower, the liquid goes __________
up
or
down
in the tube.
Material: Clouds are made of very tiny drops of water or tiny bits of
ice. Clouds come in different shapes, sizes and colors. A thick blanket
of gray clouds means rain is coming.
Sensory: (S) Spell C L O U D .
Question: A cloud is made of ____________________.
tiny bits of water or ice
or
smoke
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Material: Wind is moving air. The wind blows in many directions.
Though we can’t see the wind, we can see it move the branches of trees.
Sensory: (S) Spell W I N D.
Question: Wind is moving _________. Can we see the wind? ______
water or air
yes or no
Material: Rain falls from the clouds. It can fall in fine droplets, called
mist or drizzle. It can come down in a shower or pour down in a heavy
rain. Rain soaks into the earth and fills the stream and lakes and helps
the plants to grow.
Sensory: (S) Spell R A I N .
Question: Rain falls from __________. A light rain is called a______.
trees
or
clouds
mist or map
Material: Sometimes after a rain, you can see a rainbow. A rainbow is
bands of color formed when the sun shines through raindrops in the sky.
Sensory: (S) Write R A I N B O W. (T) Show a picture of a rainbow.
Questions: A rainbow is bands of color formed by the sun shining
through _____________in the sky.
wind
or
raindrops
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Material: In winter, if the temperature drops low enough, then instead
of rain we get snow. When a small amount of snow falls, we call it a
snow flurry. If a big snowstorm dumps a great deal of snow, we call it a
blizzard. Each snowflake is different. It is its own beautiful design of
tiny ice crystals.
Sensory: (S) Spell S N O W. Write B L I Z Z A R D. (T) Show a
picture of snowflakes.
Question: In winter, when the temperature is very cold, we get
_______. When a great deal of snow falls, we call this a __________.
snow or rain
flood or blizzard
Each snowflake is made of tiny ______________.
ice crystals
or
candy
Material: A storm is a heavy fall of rain with thunder, lightning and
strong wind. We should never stay outside during a storm. Sometimes
the rain can freeze before it comes down. Then it becomes hail – balls
of ice that can be as small as peas or as big as golf balls.
Sensory: (S) Spell S T O R M. Write H A I L.
Question: A heavy rain with thunder and lightning is called a
____________. If the rain freezes before it comes down, it becomes
blizzard or storm
balls of ice called _________.
hail or cubes
Science (K) – 2nd Lesson – Worksheet
1. How many seasons are there in a year? ________________
twelve
or
four
2. Another name for fall is ______________ .
autumn
or
yesterday
3. Trees that lose their leaves every year are called__________.
wilting or deciduous
4. Trees that stay green all year long are called _____________.
evergreen
or
fresh
5. An apple tree is _________________ .
evergreen
or
deciduous
6. A holly bush is __________________ .
deciduous
or
evergreen
7. The ___________________ tells us if it is hot or cold outside.
temperature
or
clock
8. We measure the temperature with a ____________________ .
spoon
or
thermometer
9. A thermometer is filled with colored _________________ .
liquid
or
sand
10. Clouds are made of __________________________ .
smoke
or
tiny drops of water
11. Wind is moving _______________ .
air
or
water
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12. Bands of color made by the sun shining through raindrops is a
_________________ .
violin
or
rainbow
13. A snowflake is made from ___________________ .
ice crystals
or
14. Hail is frozen_______________ .
rocks
or
rain
15. A heavy fall of rain is a ______________ .
storm
or
mist
glass
Maple Tree
Apple Tree
Oak Tree
Pine Tree
Holly Bush
Weather Thermometer
Snowflakes
Rainbow