Worksheet

What's the Forecast?

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Rain gauges, thermometers, and wind vanes. After reading a short article about weather forecasting, readers identify the tools meteorologists use to predict the weather.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Use the worksheet to model how to cite evidence from a text to support an analysis or as an assessment of this comprehension skill
Classroom Considerations
  • The fourth in a series of 12 reading comprehension exercises
Pros
  • The worksheet includes a photo of Hurricane Isabel as seen from space
Cons
  • Although the tools are identified, the article does not state how the tools help the meteorologist build a forecast