Spring - Rainfall

Early Childhood

The chart below shows the average monthly rainfall for some cities in the United States.  Looking at the chart, which cities’ rainfall totals, when added together, equal 8 inches?  What cities’ rainfall totals, when added together, equal 10 inches?

Upper Elementary

Graph the average monthly rainfall for March for the following U.S. cities.  What is the range of the averages, across all cities?  Which cities have the highest precipitation?  Which cities have the lowest?

Middle School

Graph the average monthly rainfall for March and June for the following U.S. cities, showing comparisons in monthly average rainfall for each city.  What inferences and observations can you make about the weather in each of the cities using this data set?

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Featured Websites:

Early Childhood: http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/weather/track.html

Elementary: http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/

Middle School:http://www.pbs.org/teachers/mathline/concepts/weather/activity1.shtm