Grade 1 Science: Weather and the Sky

Free Grade 1 Science unit on Weather and the Sky: 10 lessons in order, starting with What is weather. Includes practice questions and answer keys.

10 lessons in this unit

Learn that weather is what the air and sky are like outside each day, and how to observe and record it.

Learn about sunny weather: warmth, shadows, how to stay safe from too much sun and why we need the Sun.

Learn about rainy weather: where rain comes from, what rain does for living things and how to stay safe in rain and floods.

Learn about clouds: what they look like, what they are made of in a simple way and what they tell us about the weather.

Learn that wind is moving air, how we know it is there, what it can do and how to stay safe in strong wind.

Learn what we can see in the day sky and night sky: Sun, Moon, stars and clouds, and how to observe the sky safely.

Learn that day and night happen because the Earth spins, turning us towards and away from the Sun.

Learn that weather changes through the day and across the seasons, and how to track patterns.

Learn to choose suitable clothes and shoes for different weather and explain why.

Learn simple safety rules for storms, lightning, floods, strong wind and heat, and who to tell.