This document describes weather and the seasons. It explains how to measure temperature in degrees Celsius and provides examples of hot and cold temperatures. It then outlines the characteristics of each season, including typical weather patterns and how plants and animals adapt during spring, summer, autumn and winter.

1. Science
Unit 6
What’s the
weather
like?

3. cloudy

4. rainy

5. snowy

6. sunny

7. stormy

8. windy

9. Measuring weather
We measure
temperature in
degrees
centigrade
with a thermometer

10. It’s minus five degrees
centigrade.
It’s cold!
It’s 39 degrees
centigrade. It’s
hot!

11. What are the
seasons like?

12. Spring
From March 21st
April
May
until June 21st

13. In spring…
• Plants have flowers
• It rains a lot
• It isn’t very hot or very cold
• Many animals are born

14. Summer
From June 21st
July
August
until September 21st

15. In summer…
• It’s hot
• It’s stormy
• It doesn’t rain a lot
• Some plants have fruit
• The days are longer

16. Autumn
from september 21st
October
November
until december 21st

17. In autumn…
• It rains a lot
• It starts to be cold
• It’s windy
• Some trees lose their leaves

18. Winter
From december 21st
January
February
until march 21st

19. In winter…
• It’s cold
• It snows
• We wear warm clothes
• The days are shorter
• Some animals hibernate