What's the Weather Like?

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Includes introduction to weather and descriptive vocal. like sunny, windy, rain, snow. Suitable for Grades 1 to 3 and aligned to the NGSS standards.

Go outside. What words can you use to describe the weather today?

Weather is what the air and the sky is like outside. We can use different words to describe the weather.

The weather can be hot or cold. It may be sunny or cloudy. Rain or snow can fall from the sky.

Moving air is called wind. Sometimes the wind can be strong. Other times there may be no wind at all.

During a storm, there may be lots of rain and strong wind. There may be lightning and thunder. During a storm, it may not be safe to go outside.

Scientists use tools to measure weather. Tools can be used to measure how hot or cold the air is. Tools can also be used to measure wind, rain and snow.

Measuring weather and observing weather patterns help scientists to predict the weather.

Temperature is how hot or cold the air outside is. We can measure temperature using a thermometer. The higher the temperature, the warmer the weather.