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Grade 4 Science · World 5: Weather Station · Level 34
Reading a Weather Map
Use fronts, highs and lows, temperatures, and rain on a map to predict tomorrow's weather.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 34
- A weather map puts all the data in one picture. This made-up map shows temperatures, fronts, pressure, and rain.
- Find the blue triangles. They point east, so this cold front is moving east. Weather across the United States usually moves from west to east.
- Compare both sides of the front. Behind it, Dallas is cool. Ahead of it, Atlanta is warm, for now.
- So here's a forecast: when the front reaches Atlanta, expect storms, and then cooler air. That's using evidence from the map!
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:
- S4E4.b — Interpret data from weather maps, including fronts (warm, cold, and stationary), temperature, pressure, and precipitation to make an informed prediction about tomorrow's weather.