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Week 11 · Weather, Seasons and Planting

Tuesday

Reading the seasons
// When the weather says go
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Reading the Seasons

Rocket tapes a long table to the wall. It is full of numbers. "Too many numbers!" he groans.

Raven runs a finger down one column. "What do you notice? The numbers climb, then fall."

Nova hovers beside the table. "A graph can turn numbers into a picture," she says. "Which column will you draw first?"

Typical weather by month

Scientists use tables to show the typical weather for each month.

This table is for a pretend town called Pine Valley.

These are made-up practice numbers, not real data.

MonthAverage high (F)Average low (F)Rainy days
March50309
April613910
May714911
June805810
July84639
August82618
September75537
October63418

Water freezes at 32 degrees F.

Look for any month with an average low below 32.

Warmest month in Pine Valley:
Month with the most rainy days:
Month with an average low below 32:
SPOT THE PATTERN
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
From March to July, what happens to the average high?
From August to October, what happens to the average high?

Make a bar graph

  1. On graph paper, write the months along the bottom.
  2. Number the side by tens, from 0 to 90.
  3. For each month, color a bar up to its average high.
  4. Give your graph a title.
On paper, graph the average high for each month in Pine Valley.
Look at your graph. Which season has the tallest bars: spring, summer or fall?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe tallest bars show the warmest months, in summer.

Add today's weather to your log.

Measure your bean plant and write its height too.

Brilliant graphing! Tomorrow we learn about frost, a cold danger for young plants.

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