3rd Grade Temperature and Precipitation

3rd Grade Temperature and Precipitation Worksheet

Is a freezing January morning about temperature or precipitation? What about snow falling all night? This weather and seasons worksheet gives third graders a clear way to tell the two apart: temperature is how hot or cold it is, and precipitation is rain or snow falling from clouds. These are the two seasonal conditions students need before they can explain migration, hibernation, and dormancy.

Key Science Vocabulary

temperature, precipitation, rain, snow, thermometer, season, weather

What's Inside

• A short teach box with a thermometer and rain cloud doodle
• Part A: label four seasonal examples T (temperature) or P (precipitation)
• Part B: three circle the answer questions about winter, rain and snow, and thermometers
• Answer key page with a teacher note

Standards

TEKS 3.12A (how temperature and precipitation affect living things). Also supports NGSS 3-ESS2-1, describing typical weather in each season.

Teaching Tip

Start with today's weather. Ask one student to read the outdoor temperature and another to report any rain or snow, then sort the two facts as T and P on the board before handing out the page.