Grade 3 · Science · Unit 1 of 8
Weather & Seasons in New Brunswick
Instruments, clouds, the water cycle and the seasons.
What your child practises
Practises how to observe and collect data about weather and climate, with the tools and the water cycle, using New Brunswick's seasons as examples. It follows the Grade 3 science skill descriptors on investigating the local natural world in the New Brunswick curriculum.
New Brunswick Curriculum skill descriptor: Scientific Literacy: Investigation · planning investigations and collecting data about weather and climate in the local natural world
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which tool shows the direction the wind is blowing from?
- a wind vane
- a thermometer
- a stopwatch
- a rain gauge
a wind vane
Hint: A wind vane points into the wind.
Question 2
A weather forecast tells us…
- how deep a lake is
- what the weather is likely to be
- what rocks are made of
- what the weather was last year
what the weather is likely to be
Hint: Forecasts use data from many instruments.
Question 3
Which is a kind of precipitation?
- sunshine
- snow
- wind
- fog
snow
Hint: Snowflakes are ice crystals.
Question 4
What should you do during a lightning storm?
- go swimming
- fly a kite
- go indoors
- stand under a tall tree
go indoors
Hint: Lightning is dangerous outdoors.
Question 5
Why is it a good idea to check the weather before going outside?
- to know what to wear and stay safe
- to change the weather
- to see the future
- to learn the date
to know what to wear and stay safe
Hint: Dress for the weather.
Question 6
Which tool collects and measures wind speed?
- an anemometer
- a thermometer
- a compass
- a rain gauge
an anemometer
Hint: Wind speed is often measured in kilometres per hour.