Rain gauges, thermometers, and wind vanes. After reading a short article about weather forecasting, readers identify the tools meteorologists use to predict the weather.

Concepts

textual evidence, explanatory writing

Show More Show Less

Additional Tags

english language arts

Show More Show Less

Instructional Ideas

• Use the worksheet to model how to cite evidence from a text to support an analysis or as an assessment of this comprehension skill

Classroom Considerations

• The fourth in a series of 12 reading comprehension exercises

Pros

• The worksheet includes a photo of Hurricane Isabel as seen from space

Cons

• Although the tools are identified, the article does not state how the tools help the meteorologist build a forecast