Weather Notes at Pine Bend

Use weather records from a mountain trail.

Five Mornings on the Trail

Listen as an adult reads. Use the weather chart and graph.

The Trail Helpers

A walking club visits Pine Bend on a mountain trail. For five days, the helpers checked the weather at the same spot each morning. They looked at the sky and a flag. They noted whether the air felt warm or cool. They wrote their observations in this weather chart.

Morning Weather Chart
Day — Sky — Air — Wind
Monday — Sunny — Warm — Windy
Tuesday — Sunny — Warm — Windy
Wednesday — Cloudy — Cool — Windy
Thursday — Rainy — Cool — Not windy
Friday — Sunny — Warm — Not windy

Which kind of sky did the helpers record most often?

Question 1 optionsA. CloudyB. RainyC. SunnyD. All were tied.

Circle the TWO days with cool air.

What happened on each sunny morning in the chart?

Question 3 optionsA. The air felt warm.B. The air felt cool.C. The wind was blowing.D. The wind was still.

How many more sunny days than rainy days does the graph show? more days

A helper says, “It was windy every morning.” Which TWO days show that this is a mistake?

Question 5 optionsA. Monday and TuesdayB. Tuesday and WednesdayC. Monday and WednesdayD. Thursday and Friday

Were the cool mornings sunny? Tell how the chart helps you know.

One More Morning

Listen to Saturday's observations. Use them with the chart and graph.

Saturday at Pine Bend

On Saturday morning, the helpers return to the same spot on the mountain trail. Gray clouds cover the sky, but no rain is falling. The flag stretches out and flaps in the wind. The air feels cool. Saturday is a new record. It is not yet in the graph.

Finish Saturday's sky and wind record. Use the word bank.

Sky:
Wind:

Add Saturday to the graph. Which change should you make?

Question 8 optionsA. Change sunny from 3 to 4.B. Change cloudy from 1 to 2.C. Change rainy from 1 to 2.D. Change cloudy from 1 to 0.

Which earlier morning had the same sky AND air as Saturday?

Question 9 optionsA. MondayB. TuesdayC. WednesdayD. Thursday

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How can the helpers look for weather patterns next week?

Question 10 optionsA. Write notes only on sunny mornings.B. Check once, then stop for the week.C. Check the same spot each morning.D. Copy this week's notes for next week.