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Season Patterns at Mural Corner and the Taxi Stand

Compare seasonal temperature tables and rain graphs from two city locations to describe typical weather and make supported predictions.

Grade 3ScienceInteractive · Printable

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: Science
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students compare seasonal temperature ranges and rainy-day counts in tables and graphs.
Students describe typical seasonal weather using evidence from two neighborhood locations.
Students use seasonal records to make weather predictions without claiming certainty.

How to use

Read the study description together. Have students compare the temperature table and both rain graphs, then support a seasonal weather claim with data.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

3-ESS2-1

Use tables and graphs of weather data to describe typical weather in a season.

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Season Patterns at Mural Corner and the Taxi Stand

Compare weather records from two places in a busy city neighborhood.

Two Neighborhood Weather Stops

Read about the study. Use the temperature table to answer questions 1–4.

A Neighborhood Weather Study

Mural Corner and the Taxi Stand are two blocks apart in a busy city neighborhood. A third-grade class wanted to learn what weather was typical at these places during different seasons. With adult helpers, the students collected weather records for one year. They observed the same 20 school days in each season at both places.

The class used matching thermometers in shaded spots away from building walls. Helpers read them at noon. They also recorded whether rain fell at each place during each observation day. They counted a day as rainy even if the rain lasted a short time.

The table gives a temperature range for each season and place. At least 15 of the 20 noon readings fell inside each listed range. Some readings fell outside it. The graphs show rainy-day counts for those same days. These records are a sample, not a record of the whole season. The students will compare the records when planning neighborhood walks next year.

Typical Noon Temperature Ranges
Season | Mural Corner | Taxi Stand
Winter | 30–40°F | 32–42°F
Spring | 55–65°F | 57–67°F
Summer | 80–90°F | 82–92°F
Fall | 45–55°F | 47–57°F

Which list puts the seasons in order from the lowest typical noon temperatures to the highest at both places?