Part 1: Read the Map and Data

I can use map symbols and weather data to identify a front, find a pattern, and make a prediction.

Map legend: Warm front: red semicircles ◡ ◡ ◡    Cold front: blue triangles ▲ ▲ ▲    Stationary front: alternating symbols ◡ ▲ ◡ ▲

Fictional weather map: A blue cold-front line ▲ ▲ ▲ is moving east toward Northville. Lakeview is west of the front.

Three-day weather data

Northville: 09/10: 72°F, 0.0 in. precipitation, SW wind 8 mph   |   09/11: 68°F, 0.2 in., W wind 14 mph   |   09/12: 61°F, 0.8 in., NW wind 18 mph

Lakeview: 09/10: 70°F, 0.1 in. precipitation, S wind 6 mph   |   09/11: 69°F, 0.3 in., S wind 8 mph   |   09/12: 67°F, 0.4 in., SW wind 10 mph

Part 2: Front Vocabulary Quiz

Word bank: warm front   cold front   stationary front   temperature   precipitation   pattern

Success criteria: I can identify front symbols, compare weather measurements, use two pieces of evidence, and describe a weather pattern.

Helpful supports: Use the map legend, reread the data, and complete the sentence frame with two observations.

Challenge: Compare Northville and Lakeview. Which location changed more in temperature? Explain using data.