Predicting Weather and Events
A Grade 3 Science worksheet focusing on making predictions based on observations and patterns related to weather and simple events.
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Predicting Weather and Events
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Read each question carefully and make your best prediction based on the information given or your observations about the world around you.
1. When you see dark clouds, you can predict that it might soon.
2. If a plant does not get enough water, you can predict that it will .
3. In the fall, when the days get shorter and colder, you can predict that leaves will .
4. What would you most likely predict if you saw a weather vane pointing North?
The wind is blowing from the South.
The wind is blowing from the North.
It will rain soon.
The sun is setting.
5. If you put a toy boat in a bathtub full of water, what would you predict it would do?
Sink to the bottom.
Float on top of the water.
Disappear.
Change color.
6. If you see a thermometer showing a very low number, you can predict it will be cold outside.
True
False
7. If you plant a seed and give it sunlight and water, you can predict it will grow into an animal.
True
False
8. You see a puddle on the sidewalk. You predict that the sun will make the puddle disappear. Explain why you made this prediction.
9. If you leave an ice cube out on the counter, what do you predict will happen to it? Why?