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Year 9

Understanding weather data

I can interpret a weather report.

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Year 9

Understanding weather data

I can interpret a weather report.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Weather reports contain a considerable amount of data
  2. This data can be interpreted in real terms
  3. Weather data can help when making decisions

Keywords

  • Forecast - A forecast is a prediction of a future event occurring (based on data).

Common misconception

The temperature tells us how hot it will feel.

The temperature given in a weather report is normally the air temperature. The 'feel like' temperature may be different depending on multiple factors.


To help you plan your year 9 maths lesson on: Understanding weather data, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

You could ask pupils to use a weather website (such as BBC weather) to look up the weather report for this week for their location. In groups, pupils could write their own weather report and then present this to the class, using data to justify their predictions.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What time is 5pm on a 24-hour clock?
05:00
07:00
15:00
Correct answer: 17:00
19:00
Q2.
What is -3 + 10?
-13
-7
Correct answer: 7
13
Q3.
Find the range of the following numbers: 18, 19, 15, 14, 19
Correct answer: 5
17
18
19
Q4.
Find the median of the following numbers: 18, 19, 15, 14, 19
5
17
Correct answer: 18
19
Q5.
Find the mode of the following numbers: 18, 19, 15, 14, 19
5
17
18
Correct answer: 19
Q6.
Find the mean of the following numbers: 18, 19, 15, 14, 19
5
Correct answer: 17
18
19

6 Questions

Q1.
The diagram shows the weather forecast for a single day. The temperature at 3 pm is predicted to be °C.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: 12, twelve
Q2.
The weather forecast predicts temperatures with a range of...
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3°C
5°C
Correct answer: 7°C
12°C
Q3.
The median of the temperatures shown in the forecast is °C.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: 10, ten
Q4.
The diagram shows the weather forecast for a single day. From 4am to 12pm, the temperature is predicted to increase by °C.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: 9, nine
Q5.
The modal temperature shown on the map is...
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4°C
17.8°C
18°C
Correct answer: 19°C
Q6.
The mean of the temperatures shown in the forecast is ___°C.
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-4°C
Correct answer: 0.25°C
1.5°C
2°C
3.5°C