Weather Watchers

What is a prediction?

• A guess about the future, based on data or patters.

• facts about something

• objects or ideas that repeat in a way you can predict

• water that falls from the sky

Nia said She lives in Valdosta, Georgia. How does she describe the weather there?

• summers are warm and winters are very cold

• Mostly dry all year long

• Mild winters and hot summers

• Hot all of the time

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Here is a bar graph that shows average precipitation in Salem, Oregon. Take a good look. Would you predict that more precipitation will fall in June or in September?

• June and September will have the most rain.

• No, June and September would have less rain.

• Yes, June and September will have a lot of rain.

• I dont know

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Here is a data table of average low temperatures in Sitka, Alaska. Predict which months are most likely to have snow the following year. Remember that it must be 32°F or below to have snow.

• April, May, and June.

• August, September, and October.

• November and December

• January and February

Look outside. Write a paragraph about today’s weather.

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Predict the weather for the last day of school this year. Where can you find weather data for your area?

• In a book from 1990

• On the national news

• On our weather forecast

• i dont know

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What is data?

• Facts about something.

• A guess about the future.

• objects or ideas that repeat.

• Water that falls from the sky.

Why does Mai like to follow weather patterns?

• So she can go fishing

• So she can figure out when there will be rain in the area.

• So she knows what she can wear to school.

• I dont know

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What are objects or ideas that repeat in a way you can predict?

• Patterns

• Data

• Predictions

• Precipitation

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