What Weather Tools Measure

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 temperature and thermometers?" Then let them work through it independently after a quick group example, checking in with a partner if they get stuck, 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 temperature and thermometers 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.

Match a thermometer, rain gauge, anemometer and wind vane to what each one measures. A meteorologist is a scientist who studies weather. Weather tools help measure it. The directions on the page read: Read each tool card. Then, draw a line from each tool to what it measures. Then, answer the questions. The answer key shows every answer.

Yes, both. We made it for 2nd Grade weather and climate, 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 temperature and thermometers. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Students learn how thermometers work, how to read scales in whole numbers, and how to record temperature observations over time to identify patterns. For 7-8 year olds, reading thermometers is also a cross-curricular math skill that reinforces number sense on a vertical scale.

Temperature measurement is typically introduced in Grade 2 weather science units. It appears in most state standards as both a science measurement skill and a practical life skill, connecting to daily weather observation activities that many Grade 2 classrooms maintain year-round.

Get an outdoor thermometer and make daily temperature readings together before school. Use the worksheets to record a week of data, then graph it together. This daily practice builds both thermometer-reading fluency and the habit of scientific data collection.

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 2nd Grade students, roughly ages 7-8. 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.