Getting Ready to Observe

I can notice seasonal changes and record evidence.

Different Aboriginal communities have different seasonal calendars. We are learning from the knowledge shared in our text and from our local place.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have deep, place-based knowledge of seasonal change. Seasonal indicators may include changes in plants, animals, weather, sky and waterways. The book is a starting point for learning about local Country/place.

Word bank

seasonal indicator – a sign that helps us notice a season

observe – to look and listen carefully

evidence – information that shows what happened

Country/place – the local land, sky, water and living things

change – something becoming different

Observe Seasonal Indicators

Walk, look or listen safely in your local place. Record only what you really notice.

Plants

I noticed… leaves, flowers, fruit, seeds, grass or other plant changes.

Evidence I can draw:

Animals

I noticed… an animal, its sound, tracks, shelter, food or behaviour.

Evidence I can draw:

Weather/Sky

I noticed… sunlight, clouds, wind, rain, temperature or the Moon and stars.

Evidence I can draw:

Water/Land

I noticed… a change in a creek, puddle, soil, rocks, shade or water level.

Evidence I can draw:

Seasonal indicator recording table

Sentence starters

I noticed…

This might show that…

My evidence is…

I wonder…

Share Your Evidence

Share one observation with a partner. Say what you noticed, where or when you noticed it, and the evidence you recorded.

NSW Stage 1 Science connection: observing, recording and communicating evidence about changes in the local environment.