Part 1: Identify the Instruments

I can name five weather instruments and tell what each one measures.

Directions: Look at each picture. Write the correct instrument name.

Word Bank: thermometer, rain gauge, barometer, wind vane, anemometer, temperature, rainfall, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed

Part 2: Weather Data

Directions: Use the word bank to complete each sentence.

Match Each Instrument to Its Measurement

Draw a line from each instrument to the correct measurement.

Success criteria: I can identify each instrument, match it to what it measures, and use weather evidence to make a prediction.

Helpful sentence frame: The data suggest __________________ because __________________.

Teacher Answer Key

1–5: 1. thermometer; 2. rain gauge; 3. barometer; 4. wind vane; 5. anemometer

6–10: 6. temperature; 7. rainfall; 8. air pressure; 9. wind direction; 10. wind speed

Matching: Thermometer—temperature; Rain gauge—rainfall; Barometer—air pressure; Wind vane—wind direction; Anemometer—wind speed.

11. Sample answer: A storm or severe weather might be coming. Falling air pressure, dark clouds, and strong winds are evidence that a storm may be near.