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Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets |
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Read a compass to find North, South, East and West |
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Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets |
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Make a sundial by drawing a circle on the ground with two footprints in the centre indicating the place where the child will stand to cast their shadow. On a sunny day one child stands in the footprints at each hour on the hour. The others mark on the circle where the shadow falls. Then the children will be able to use the sundial to tell the time. |
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Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets |
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Observe the path of the sun at different times of the year and draw a plan showing the height (or angle) of it. |
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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 |
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Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets |
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Make a stop-motion movie of the motion of the sun by taking photos from the same place regularly throughout the day. Do this in June and in December to compare. |
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Microclimates |
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On a windy day visit a place which is exposed and compare to an area behind a windbreak (e.g. hedge, trees, fencing). |
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Microclimates |
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Experience different microclimates (e.g. under trees vs in a field, the north vs south facing side of a wall). |
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Microclimates |
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Draw microclimates/sectors on a map of a site they visit, walking around together discussing where it is warmer/ wetter/ windier/ sunnier etc. |
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Measuring Weather |
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Recognise different cloud forms and talk about what weather they can bring. |
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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. |
