TERM THREE: GRADE 5

WEATHER PROJECT

NAME: ___________________ GRADE 5 _________

TOTAL: __________________/30

USE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE GATHERED ABOUT THE WEATHER OVER THE LAST TWO
WEEKS TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PROJECT. READ EACH QUESTION CAREFULLY BEFORE
ANSWERING

1.1 FILL IN THE FOLLOWING GRID WITH THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE COLLECTED ABOUT
THE WEATHER.
DAY DATE CLOUD RAINFALL( TICK WIND MMINIMUM MAXIMUM
COVER YES or NO) DIRECTION TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE
YES NO
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

2. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WEATHER THAT YOU HAVE RECORDED.

2.1 Which day and date did you experience the highest temperature?

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2.2 What was the lowest temperature that you recorded?

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2.3 Which direction did the wind the most towards?

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 2.4 What was the total rainfall that was recorded over the two weeks?
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2.5 Which season did you observe and record the weather?

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2.6 In what ways would the weather be different if it was recorded in December? Give a
reason for your answer. (3)

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2.7 Why do you think it is important to keep track of the weather?

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_______________________________________________________________________________(2)

2.8 Write down the weather instruments you used to record the:

Temperature? ____________________________________________ (1)

Wind direction? __________________________________________ (1)

2.9 Why do we measure the amount of rainfall in millimetres and not in millilitres?

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