Weather Tools and Their Jobs

Start with something students can look at or think about: a photo, a short video, a jar on the windowsill, or a question like "what do you already know about measuring weather?" Then let them work through the first item together as a class, then finish the rest independently or with a partner, keeping a word bank or anchor chart in view so the vocabulary stays available. When you review, ask students how they knew, and let them point to the part of the diagram or reading that told them. These measuring weather worksheets work well as a lead in before an investigation, as a way to capture what students noticed afterward, or as review before an assessment.

Draw lines from a thermometer, rain gauge, wind vane and windsock to its job. Weather tools help us measure the weather. Each tool has its own job. The directions on the page read: Read each job box. Look for clues that match the pictures. Then, draw a line from each tool to its job. The answer key shows every answer.

Yes, both. We made it for 1st Grade weather and seasons, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with measuring weather. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

First graders learn that weather scientists called meteorologists use specific tools to collect data about temperature, rainfall, wind speed, and air pressure. They practice reading a simple thermometer, understand what a rain gauge collects, and learn that measuring weather helps us make forecasts.

Measuring weather is usually introduced in Grade 1 during a weather unit, often in fall or early spring. Teachers may set up a simple weather station outside the classroom so students can collect real measurements throughout the unit.

Get a basic thermometer and read the temperature together each morning before completing the worksheet. If you have a rainy week, set out a jar to collect rainwater and measure it. Reading real weather data at home gives the worksheet activities a purpose beyond the page.

2 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 1st Grade students, roughly ages 6-7. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Each one shows the NGSS code it covers on its own page, so you can check the alignment yourself rather than taking our word for it.