Weather and the Sky — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 1 earth, rocks & weather worksheet.
Weather and the Sky — Answers
Part A: What is the weather like?
Read the box. Then circle the best answer.
The weather is what the air and sky are like outside. It can be sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy or stormy. It can be hot or cold.
The weather can change from day to day. It can even change in one day!
In the day we see the Sun. At night we can often see the Moon and stars.
Stay safe: never look straight at the Sun. It can hurt your eyes.
- Asunny
- Brainy
- Cwindy
- Dfoggy
Answer: rainy
When water falls from clouds, it is raining.
- Awindy
- Bsunny
- Csnowy
- Dstill
Answer: windy
Moving air is wind. Wind makes trees sway.
- Aa thick coat
- Ba raincoat
- Ca sun hat
- Dgloves
Answer: a sun hat
A sun hat shades your face and keeps you cool.
- Asunglasses
- Ban umbrella
- Ca fan
- Da beach towel
Answer: an umbrella
An umbrella helps keep you dry in the rain.
- Athe Sun
- Bonly stars
- Cnothing
- Donly the dark
Answer: the Sun
We see the Sun in the day sky. We may see clouds too.
- Aa rainbow
- Bthe Sun
- Cthe Moon and stars
- Da sunny sky
Answer: the Moon and stars
On a clear night we can often see the Moon and stars.
Part B: True or false?
Write True or False.
Answer: True
One day can be sunny and the next day can be rainy.
Answer: False
Never look straight at the Sun. It can hurt your eyes.
Answer: True
Rain falls from clouds.
Answer: True
The Moon can sometimes be seen in the day sky, not only at night.
Part C: Match and fill
- sunny and hot
- rainy
- cold
- raincoat
- warm coat
- sun hat
Answer: sunny and hot → sun hat; rainy → raincoat; cold → warm coat
Answer: wind
Answer: Moon
Part D: Working scientifically: my weather chart
Look out the window at the same time each day for five days. Draw the weather each day. Do not look at the Sun.
Model answer: Any weather word, e.g. sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy or stormy.
Model answer: Any weather word, e.g. sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy or stormy.
Model answer: The weather that appears most often on the child's own chart.
Model answer: Yes. It was sunny on the first two days. Then it was cloudy and rainy.
Success criteria:
- Says whether the weather changed
- Uses weather words to describe the change
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.
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