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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. Which town was warmer on Monday?
  3. 3. How much rain fell in Hilltown on Friday?
  4. 4. Which town was colder on every day of the week?
2.Why put a rain gauge in an open space, away from trees?
  • A.So it is easy to see
  • B.So trees do not block the rain or drip extra into it
  • C.So the birds can drink
3.The arrow of a wind vane points north. Which wind is blowing?
  • A.No wind at all
  • B.A north wind, blowing from the north
  • C.A south wind
4.What does a rain gauge measure?
  • A.How strong the wind is
  • B.How much rain has fallen
  • C.How warm it is
5.Two towns measure rain, one in millimeters and one in spoonfuls. What is the problem?
  • A.There is no problem
  • B.The readings cannot be compared directly
  • C.Spoonfuls are always bigger
6.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
7.A bar graph shows each day's rain in two towns. What does it make easier to see?
  • A.Which town had more people
  • B.Which town was bigger
  • C.Which town was wetter, day by day

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Answer key — Two Towns, One Week

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The rain gauge. 2. Bayford, at 9 °C. 3. 10 mm of rain. 4. Hilltown, which was colder than Bayford every day.
  2. 2.So trees do not block the rain or drip extra into it
  3. 3.A north wind, blowing from the north
  4. 4.How much rain has fallen
  5. 5.The readings cannot be compared directly
  6. 6.The wind is blowing harder
  7. 7.Which town was wetter, day by day

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