Students investigate the question, “What patterns do we notice in daylight during different seasons?” by taking a Daylight Detective Walk and comparing repeated sky observations with seasonal daylight data from a local weather reporter. After each observation, they draw the sky, add one feeling word, and revise one detail after a partner check. Students compile their drawings, reflections, and data comparisons in a daylight detective book that shows how daylight changes with the time of year. At Changing Skies Family Night, students share their best drawing and explain a noticed pattern, then complete a reflection circle about what they learned and how their observations changed.

Students will observe, draw, and describe daylight and sky conditions during repeated schoolyard walks. They will compare their observations with simple weather reporter data from different seasons to identify patterns in how daylight changes throughout the year. Students will revise drawings after partner feedback and create a daylight detective book that includes sky drawings, comparisons, and feeling words. They will use evidence from their books to answer, “What patterns do we notice in daylight during different seasons?” and share their learning with classmates and families.

Students will create a daylight detective book with one page for each observation day, including a sky drawing, a comparison with simple weather reporter data, and one word describing how the observation felt. After each walk, partners will compare drawings and add one newly noticed detail. Students will select their strongest drawing and use their collected pages to describe a pattern in daylight across different seasons. At Changing Skies Family Night, they will share their books and add the selected drawing to a class wall of seasonal sky memories.

Begin with a Daylight Detective Walk around the schoolyard to notice where sunlight lands, how the sky looks, and where shadows appear without looking directly at the sun. Students draw the sky, compare drawings with a partner, add one newly noticed detail, and record one word describing how watching the sky felt. Share a short message from a local weather reporter, then compare the observations with simple seasonal daylight data and ask, “What patterns do we notice in daylight during different seasons?” Introduce the daylight detective books students will build for the Changing Skies Family Night, explaining that their daily reflections and strongest drawing will help them share what they learned.

Host a Changing Skies Family Night and invite families and the local weather reporter. Students display their daylight detective books, present their best observation drawing, and describe one daylight pattern they noticed across the project. Guests can view a class wall of seasonal sky memories and leave students a brief note about a detail they noticed.