How can you measure rainfall?

In this lesson, we are going to be answering the question, how can you measure rainfall? We will be finding out what a liquid is and observing some examples. We will then be moving on to making our own rain gauge to measure the amount of rainfall we have during 1 week.

How can you measure rainfall?

In this lesson, we are going to be answering the question, how can you measure rainfall? We will be finding out what a liquid is and observing some examples. We will then be moving on to making our own rain gauge to measure the amount of rainfall we have during 1 week.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Defining a liquid
  2. Making a rain gauge

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4 Questions

Q1.
1) Which months are usually in winter?
Correct answer: December, January and February
June, July and August
March, April and May
September, October and November
Q2.
2) When looking at these trees, which season do you think it is?
An image in a quiz
Autumn
Correct answer: Spring
Summer
Winter
Q3.
3) Which months are usually in the summer?
December, January and February
Correct answer: June, July and August
March, April and May
September, October and November
Q4.
4) When looking at these trees, which season do you think it is?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Autumn
Spring
Summer
Winter

3 Questions

Q1.
1) What is a liquid?
A liquid is always something that you can drink.
Correct answer: A liquid is something that can flow easily.
A liquid is something that is wet.
Q2.
2) Tick all the examples of liquid. HINT: there are 5!
A shoe
Correct answer: Apple juice
Correct answer: Blood
Brick
Cheese
Ice
Correct answer: Milk
Salt
Table
Correct answer: Tomato soup
Correct answer: Water
Q3.
3) Do all trees blossom during the spring time?
Correct answer: No
Yes

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UnitScience / Seasons and change

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