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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. How much rain fell in Hilltown on Friday?
  3. 3. What does this record not tell you?
  4. 4. Which town was warmer on Monday?
2.Why must a rain gauge be read and emptied at the same time every day?
  • A.So it does not get dusty
  • B.So the rain stays fresh
  • C.So each reading is one day's rain
3.Where should a thermometer be put to measure the air temperature?
  • A.In full sun
  • B.In the shade, out of direct sunlight
  • C.Inside a warm classroom
4.An anemometer's cups spin faster. What does that show?
  • A.The wind is blowing harder
  • B.It is getting colder
  • C.It is about to rain
5.What does a rain gauge measure?
  • A.How much rain has fallen
  • B.How warm it is
  • C.How strong the wind is
6.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 was bigger
  • C.Which town had more people
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. 10 mm of rain. 3. It does not tell you whether this week was typical of March in either town. 4. Bayford, at 9 °C.
  2. 2.So each reading is one day's rain
  3. 3.In the shade, out of direct sunlight
  4. 4.The wind is blowing harder
  5. 5.How much rain has fallen
  6. 6.Which town was wetter, day by day
  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.