Sunlight & Seasons Signs of Spring: Observations for February Today's Reminder Includes: How the Season is Changing >> Outdoor Observations for February: Draw What You See >> What's Happening to the Sunlight? >> Resources to Explore >> What clues can you find? >> Photo: Dave Mansell How the Season is Changing Last month, third graders in Georgia reported that they only saw "signs of winter." But one clue told them that spring was coming: 7 more minutes of daylight than the week before! What clues tell you that the season in your hometown is changing? Go outside and look, feel, smell, and listen closely. Pay special attention to what's happening to the sun and length of day. These are at the root of all other seasonal events! What does spring "look" like in other places? Go to any spring event map or the Signs of Spring map. Click on a dot to read an observer's report. Outdoor Observations for February: Draw What You See When you make your February observations, try adding a new twist. As you look carefully at how living things change, choose at least one thing to draw (an adopted tree or crawling insect, for instance). Here are some tips: Try to draw what you see rather how you think something should look. Look at colors, shapes, behaviors, numbers, and the surrounding habitat. After drawing an object, move closer so you look at just a small area up close. How do you "see" differently when you do this? What new questions or discoveries do you have? Ask, How do I predict this will look next month? Add your observations to your Signs of Spring journal, handout, or checklist (see Resources, below). What's Happening to the Sunlight? Are you tracking sunrise and sunset times, daylength, or shadows in your hometown? What have you noticed? Some important things have changed since the last update. Imagine you're in space looking at Earth on the morning of February 1. Here's what you'd see >> How is sunlight changing? >> Resources to Explore Student Journal: Signs of Spring >> Handout: Watching the Seasons Change (gr. K-3) >> Checklist: Signs of Spring (gr. 4+) >> Handout: Signs of Spring: Clues About Seasonal Change >> Photo: What clues can you find? >> Report your observations! Choose the sighting or event that best fits! >> View Maps: Spring events and Signs of Spring Observation: How is sunlight changing? >> Tool: Sunrise/Sunset Data >> Teachers: About Signs of the Seasons >> Share: Exchange Observations with a Partner! >> Keep observations, drawings, and checklists in easy-to-print Signs of Spring journals. Signs of Spring for March A reminder will be posted on March 1, 2009

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