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1 Let's look together
Daylight is the light outside between sunrise and sunset. In England, summer days usually have more daylight than winter days.
We can compare whether it is light at the same clock time in different seasons. We never look directly at the Sun.
Look, point and talk with your adult.
2 Watch how I do it
An adult records whether it is light at 5 pm in winter and in summer. We compare the records. The bars show the idea, not measured hours.
3 Your turn
In England, which season usually has longer daylight: summer or winter?
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Let's check together
Summer.
4 Try it away from the page
Ask an adult to help compare dated daylight records. Stay indoors or in a safe place; do not watch the Sun itself.
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My observation notebook
With an adult, record light or dark at the same clock time on different dates. Compare summer and winter records from the same place. Never look at the Sun. Do not enter the model bars as measured hours.
Tell your adult what you notice. They can help you write it. A prediction is what you think might happen; an observation is what you actually see, hear or feel safely.
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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage
Bars are deliberately labelled as a model, not fabricated measurements. Use real dated observations or checked local sunrise/sunset information for a quantitative comparison.
Use real observations alongside the diagrams. Supervise practical work; never taste unknown materials or plants, handle unknown animals, or look at the Sun. Return to plants, weather and daylight throughout the year, not just once.
Observe weather and changing daylight through the year.
Ask, observe, test, classify and record evidence with adult support.