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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 did both schools take their readings at 10 a.m.?
  3. 3. Which town would you expect to be wetter next Monday?
  4. 4. Which town was warmer on Monday?
2.Two towns measure rain, one in millimeters and one in spoonfuls. What is the problem?
  • A.There is no problem
  • B.Spoonfuls are always bigger
  • C.The readings cannot be compared directly
3.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
4.Why do weather watchers put their readings in a table?
  • A.So the readings look neat
  • B.So nobody can read them
  • C.So readings from different days and places can be compared
5.What does a rain gauge measure?
  • A.How warm it is
  • B.How much rain has fallen
  • C.How strong the wind is
6.Why put a rain gauge in an open space, away from trees?
  • A.So the birds can drink
  • B.So trees do not block the rain or drip extra into it
  • C.So it is easy to see
7.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

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Answer key — Two Towns, One Week

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  1. 1.1. The rain gauge. 2. So the readings were taken at the same time and can be compared. 3. Hilltown, which had more rain than Bayford every day. 4. Bayford, at 9 °C.
  2. 2.The readings cannot be compared directly
  3. 3.The wind is blowing harder
  4. 4.So readings from different days and places can be compared
  5. 5.How much rain has fallen
  6. 6.So trees do not block the rain or drip extra into it
  7. 7.In the shade, out of direct sunlight

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