1. Weather
Precipitation

2. What is precipitation and how is it
measured?
~ Turn and Talk about what you think
weather is.
~ SHARE what you came up with as a class

3. What is precipitation and how is it
measured? - NOTES
Precipitation is water that falls from the
atmosphere, including rain, snow, hail, and
sleet.
A rain gauge is used to measure the amount
of rain that falls.

4. What is precipitation and how is it
measured? - NOTES
This tool is a can or tube with an opening on
top. Rain falls into the gauge. Marks and
numbers on the side show how much rain has
collected in it.
Used for snow too. After snow melts in the
tube, measured as rainwater.

5. What are the forms of precipitation?
- NOTES
Rain, Sleet, Snow & Hail
Let’s take a closer look at how each forms...