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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 way did the wind usually blow from at Bayford?
  2. 2. Which town would you expect to be wetter next Monday?
  3. 3. Which town was colder on every day of the week?
  4. 4. Why might Bayford have been milder than Hilltown?
2.A bar graph shows each day's rain in two towns. What does it make easier to see?
  • A.Which town was wetter, day by day
  • B.Which town had more people
  • C.Which town was bigger
3.Two towns measure rain, one in millimeters and one in spoonfuls. What is the problem?
  • A.Spoonfuls are always bigger
  • B.The readings cannot be compared directly
  • C.There is no problem
4.An anemometer's cups spin faster. What does that show?
  • A.It is getting colder
  • B.It is about to rain
  • C.The wind is blowing harder
5.Why must a rain gauge be read and emptied at the same time every day?
  • A.So each reading is one day's rain
  • B.So it does not get dusty
  • C.So the rain stays fresh
6.The arrow of a wind vane points north. Which wind is blowing?
  • A.A south wind
  • B.A north wind, blowing from the north
  • C.No wind at all
7.Why put a rain gauge in an open space, away from trees?
  • A.So trees do not block the rain or drip extra into it
  • B.So the birds can drink
  • C.So it is easy to see

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Answer key — Two Towns, One Week

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. From the south-west or the west. 2. Hilltown, which had more rain than Bayford every day. 3. Hilltown, which was colder than Bayford every day. 4. Bayford is on the coast, and Hilltown is on high ground inland.
  2. 2.Which town was wetter, day by day
  3. 3.The readings cannot be compared directly
  4. 4.The wind is blowing harder
  5. 5.So each reading is one day's rain
  6. 6.A north wind, blowing from the north
  7. 7.So trees do not block the rain or drip extra into it

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