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Grade 1 Science · World 3: Weather Station · Level 17
Rain Gauges
Read how much rain fell.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 17
- A rain gauge measures how much rain fell. It's a clear tube with numbers on the side, and it sits outside in an open spot.
- After it rains, read where the water reaches. This one shows 3 inches of rain.
- Compare days! More water means more rain fell.
- After you read it, write the number down, then empty the gauge so it's ready for the next rain.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:
- S1E1.c — Plan and carry out investigations on current weather conditions by observing, measuring with simple weather instruments (thermometer, wind vane, rain gauge), and recording weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) in a periodic journal, on a calendar, and graphically.