Weather Graphs

Contributor: Ashley Rose. Lesson ID: 10122

Whether you like the weather or not, you would not want to visit the water park in winter and go down the ice slide, would you? Do some research and collect data to create your own weather graph!

categories

Earth Science

subject
Science
learning style
Visual
personality style
Beaver
Grade Level
Intermediate (3-5)
Lesson Type
Quick Query

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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Pretend you and your family are visiting an amusement park this weekend. You have been looking forward to this all week!

The park has many fun rides, including water rides and a swimming pool!

  • What kind of weather do you hope to have this weekend?
  • Which image looks more fun?

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  • How can the weather forecast help you know what your trip will be like?
  • What is your favorite season?

Think about the weather during this season.

  • Is it hot or cold?
  • Does it rain or snow?

Draw a picture of you doing something you love during your favorite season. When you are finished, list words to describe the weather during that season.

Now, look at the bar graph below. This graph displays the weather over time.

weather bar graph

Answer these questions about the graph before checking your answers.

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  • Did the weather graph make it easy to answer the questions?

Continue to the Got It? section to create your own weather graph!

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