FREE PRIMARY SCIENCE · Year 4
Rain, seasons and Country
Why does rain fall when and where it does, and how do people keep track of it?
Students read Bureau of Meteorology-style rainfall data for three Australian cities, learn how the Bininj/Mungguy people of Kakadu read six seasons from weather, plants and animals, then build rain gauges and test whether a wide container catches deeper rain than a narrow one. Lessons 1 and 2 need only iPads; lesson 3 uses plastic bottles, tubs, rulers and a watering can.
3 free lessons · Australian Curriculum v9
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Wet season, dry season
When does the rain fall in different parts of Australia?
Open free interactive lesson →Six seasons in Kakadu
How can watching weather, plants and animals tell you the season?
Open free interactive lesson →Catch the rain
Does a wide container catch deeper rain than a narrow one?
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