Dawn,
Weather watching is a great example of observing gradual change, and identified as such in the Science skills for young children. 1st and 2nd class are expected to “measure and compare temperatures in different places in the classroom, school and environment. ” with older children looking at the reasons for this variation.
ESA Kids has this article about weather satellites:
ESA – Space for Kids – New weather satellite takes spectacular photos of planet Earth
and Climate Detectives includes this guide to making weather measurements: PR48_Nose_up_high_in_the_sky.pdf (esa.int)
Met Eireann have some really nice resources, including this site with measurements from across Ireland.
Weather Observations Website – Met Éireann | Weather Observations Website – Met Éireann
This could make an interesting exploration of data, and how temperature changes over the year.
Here is today’s temperatures vs January 13th’s
