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Celebrate the passing of the seasons (e.g. solstice or equinox) with rituals invented together with the children as well as traditional ones from local community or inspired by other peoples |
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Weather |
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Feel where the wind is coming from (e.g. lick a finger and hold it up) try this on different days and in different places. |
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Measuring Weather |
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Work out ways to measure and record different aspects of the weather - the rainfall, wind direction, wind speed, hours of sunlight. |
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Breath |
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Make a closed terrarium in a glass bottle. |
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Measuring Weather |
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Find out about the effects of wind and wind direction, perhaps through local sayings and phrases. |
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Measuring Weather |
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Observe changes in the sky/clouds that announce changes in weather. |
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Weather |
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Play with wind (e.g. pinwheels, kites, play sailboats, flags, musical instruments). |
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How climate affects habitats and cultures |
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Write about a climate and imagine what it feels like, e.g. "I am a desert, I am hot and dry. The winds blow and whip up my sands." |
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How climate affects habitats and cultures |
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Find out about the diversity of climates around the world and the different biotopes. |
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Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets |
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Learn how to tell the difference between a star and a planet in the night sky by using the song 'twinkle twinkle little star' as stars twinkle and planets do not |
