Grade 1 · Science · Unit 4 of 9
Seasons in Alberta
Snow, flowers, sun and falling leaves!
What your child practises
The four seasons in Alberta, signs of change in the local environment, how plants and animals respond (migration and hibernation), and how seasons shape clothing and activities.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: 1ES 1.1, 1ES 1.3, 1ES 1.4 · the four seasons in Alberta, noticing changes with our senses, and how seasons affect what we wear and do
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Summer or winter? Tap an item, then tap its basket.
Sort into: ☀️ Summer · ❄️ Winter
- ⛸️skates
- ⛄snowman
- 🏊swimming
- 🧤mittens
- 👒sunhat
- 🍦ice cream
Show answer
☀️ Summer: swimming, sunhat, ice cream · ❄️ Winter: skates, snowman, mittens
Hint: Think about when you wear it or do it.
Question 2
In Alberta, snow covers the ground most in…
❄️- winter
- spring
- summer
Show answer
winter
Hint: Winter is the coldest and snowiest season.
Question 3
You smell fresh rain on the grass. Which body part helps you smell?
- your elbow
- your nose
- your ears
Show answer
your nose
Hint: We use our senses to notice our environment.
Question 4
A black bear sleeps most of the winter. This is called…
🐻- sunbathing
- migration
- hibernation
Show answer
hibernation
Hint: Hibernating animals sleep for a long time when food is hard to find.
Question 5
Put the seasons in order. Start with spring.
- 🍂Autumn
- ☀️Summer
- ❄️Winter
- 🌷Spring
Show answer
Spring → Summer → Autumn → Winter
Hint: After spring comes summer, then autumn, then winter.
Question 6
How many seasons does Alberta have?
🍁- six
- four
- two
Show answer
four
Hint: Alberta has summer, autumn, winter and spring.