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Two Towns, One Week is a free printable Grade 3 science worksheet on recording and comparing weather readings from two places at the same time, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 3-ESS2-1. It prints 7 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Two Towns, One Week

3-ESS2-1

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Read the record, then answer the questions.

1.Read the record, then answer the questions.

Two Towns, One Week

Readings two schools took at 10 a.m. on each school day for one week in March, and swapped by email. HILLTOWN (high ground, inland) Mon 4 °C, wind from the north, 6 mm of rain Tue 3 °C, wind from the north, 8 mm of rain Wed 6 °C, wind from the west, 1 mm of rain Thu 5 °C, wind from the north-west, 4 mm of rain Fri 2 °C, wind from the north, 10 mm of rain BAYFORD (on the coast) Mon 9 °C, wind from the south-west, no rain Tue 8 °C, wind from the west, 2 mm of rain Wed 10 °C, wind from the south-west, no rain Thu 11 °C, wind from the south-west, 1 mm of rain Fri 7 °C, wind from the west, 3 mm of rain Both schools used a thermometer, a wind vane and a rain gauge.

  1. 1. Which instrument measured the rain?
  2. 2. Why might Bayford have been milder than Hilltown?
  3. 3. Which town was warmer on Monday?
  4. 4. Which town was colder on every day of the week?
2.Why must a rain gauge be read and emptied at the same time every day?
  • A.So the rain stays fresh
  • B.So it does not get dusty
  • C.So each reading is one day's rain
3.An anemometer's cups spin faster. What does that show?
  • A.It is about to rain
  • B.It is getting colder
  • C.The wind is blowing harder
4.Two towns measure rain, one in millimeters and one in spoonfuls. What is the problem?
  • A.The readings cannot be compared directly
  • B.Spoonfuls are always bigger
  • C.There is no problem
5.Which instrument measures the temperature of the air?
  • A.A rain gauge
  • B.A thermometer
  • C.A wind vane
6.Where should a thermometer be put to measure the air temperature?
  • A.In the shade, out of direct sunlight
  • B.Inside a warm classroom
  • C.In full sun
7.The arrow of a wind vane points north. Which wind is blowing?
  • A.A north wind, blowing from the north
  • B.No wind at all
  • C.A south wind

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Answer key — Two Towns, One Week

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  1. 1.1. The rain gauge. 2. Bayford is on the coast, and Hilltown is on high ground inland. 3. Bayford, at 9 °C. 4. Hilltown, which was colder than Bayford every day.
  2. 2.So each reading is one day's rain
  3. 3.The wind is blowing harder
  4. 4.The readings cannot be compared directly
  5. 5.A thermometer
  6. 6.In the shade, out of direct sunlight
  7. 7.A north wind, blowing from the north

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3-ESS2-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.