© www.rubytuesdaybooks.com/scienceKS1 Name Date Are the days getting longer or shorter? During spring or autumn choose a day of the week Circle the day you choose: Monday Tuesday Friday Wednesday Saturday Thursday Sunday E ach week on that day draw one clock that shows the time of sunrise and one that shows the time of sunset Sunrise 7.00 am Sunset 5.30 pm (If you don’t know what time the Sun rose, ask an adult to help you find out online.) © www.rubytuesdaybooks.com/scienceKS1 Name Date Date Sunrise time am Sunset time pm Date Sunrise time am Sunset time pm How much longer or shorter is daytime after one week? © www.rubytuesdaybooks.com/scienceKS1 Name Date Date Sunrise time am Date Sunrise time am Sunset time pm Sunset time pm Date Sunrise time am Sunset time pm How much longer or shorter is daytime after four weeks? Is daytime getting longer or shorter? © www.rubytuesdaybooks.com/scienceKS1 Name Date Clothes For All Seasons The weather changes from season to season So the clothes we wear What’s the weather like in spring, summer, autumn and winter where you live? Cut out the pictures of the clothes Can you sort them into four groups to match the seasons? Spring Summer Autumn Winter © www.rubytuesdaybooks.com/scienceKS1 Name Date © www.rubytuesdaybooks.com/scienceKS1 Build a Bird’s Nest Try building a bird’s nest and discover how hard wild birds have to work in spring! Old newspaper C ollect materials to build a bird’s nest from your garden, school playground or a park A bag for collecting material Dry grass Twigs Dry leaves Feathers Paper and cupboard rubbish Moss Garden soil and water to make mud Remember! You can only use materials that you find in the wild Birds can’t go to a shop to buy the building materials they need © www.rubytuesdaybooks.com/scienceKS1 Place sheets of newspaper on a table Lay out all your nesting materials B egin by making a framework for the nest Weave twigs together to make a bowl shape Use moss, dry grass, leaves, feathers and pieces of paper or card to pad out the inside of the nest If you wish, make some mud by mixing soil and water Smear the mud onto the nest When the mud dries, it will act like glue to hold the other nest materials together Wash your hands with warm water and soap after making your nest Ask an adult to help you place the nest in a tree or bush outdoors – just like a real bird’s nest! © www.rubytuesdaybooks.com/scienceKS1 Name Date You were able to collect lots of nesting materials in one go and carry them in a bag How birds gather their materials? You used your hands to build the nest What body parts birds use? Did you find it difficult or easy to build a nest? © www.rubytuesdaybooks.com/scienceKS1 Name Date Spring Treasure Hunt Go on a spring treasure hunt in a garden, park or woodland Try to find or spot as many things on the list as possible Tick the box if you spot something A new green shoot growing from the ground Daffodil shoots Blossom Don’t touch or disturb the animals you see A bud on a twig Bud A bird with nesting material in its beak es Apple tre in spring New leaves that match these colours Female blackbird © www.rubytuesdaybooks.com/scienceKS1 Name Date A caterpillar Sunlight shining through leaves A bird gathering food Something with a lovely smell Frog eggs in a pond A baby animal Ladybird Tadpoles in a pond A blue flower A red flower A yellow flower ... daytime getting longer or shorter? © www.rubytuesdaybooks.com/scienceKS1 Name Date Clothes For All Seasons The weather changes from season to season So the clothes we wear What’s the weather like... where you live? Cut out the pictures of the clothes Can you sort them into four groups to match the seasons? Spring Summer Autumn Winter © www.rubytuesdaybooks.com/scienceKS1 Name Date © www.rubytuesdaybooks.com/scienceKS1