Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
Fun With Rainfall Measurements Lesson PlanFun With Rainfall Measurements Lesson Plan
Publisher
Curated OER
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Lesson Plan

Fun With Rainfall Measurements

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet

Demonstrate how rain is measured. Pupils will use a rain gauge to measure the amount of rainfall during one week. Then record the data and discuss the results.

56 Views 49 Downloads
Concepts

rain gauge, rain

Additional Tags

measuring rainfall, rain gauge, rainfall data, math
Show More Show Less

Resource Details

Grade
1st - 3rd
Subjects
Math
4 more...
Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

See similar resources:

Lesson Plan

Monster Data

Curated OER
An inventive instructional activity shows learners how to collect, organize, and present mathematical data. They access websites which lead them through a variety of ways to engage in data collection. They get to design and create...
3rd - 5th Math
Unit Plan

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: 2nd Grade Measurement & Data: Measuring Paths [Pdf]

K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K-5 Math Teaching Resources: 2nd Grade Measurement and Data: Measuring Paths students will use different measuring materials different scenarios.
1st - 2nd Math
Unit Plan

Drive the Data Derby

Curated OER
Three days of race car design and driving through the classroom while guessing probability could be a third graders dream. Learn to record car speed, distances traveled, and statistics by using calculation ranges using the mean, median,...
3rd - 5th Math
CCSS: Adaptable
Worksheet

Generate Measurement Data Word Problems

Curated OER
Bar and line graphs are an excellent way to visually analyze data: give your scholars practice both analyzing graphs and creating their own! First, they examine five basic bar graphs, indicating the number of squares on specific days....
2nd - 3rd Math
Worksheet

Generate Measurement Data Word Problems

Curated OER
Beginning graphers will appreciate this practice with basic bar graphs. For each table of data, there is a corresponding graph for learners to match it to. The five data sets all have the same two...
2nd - 4th Math
Lesson Plan

Many Ways to Represent Our Data

Curated OER
Demonstrate several ways to represent data with your class. They will use surveys to gather data and display the data using tally charts and graphs. Then answer questions according to the data.
3rd - 6th Math
Instructional Video

What is the Mean of a Data Set?

Curated OER
Average, mean, average, mean. They are the same thing. So just use the formula for finding the average of a set of numbers to get the mean. Add up the value of the terms and then divide by the number of terms in the data set. There's the...
4 mins 3rd - 7th Math
Lesson Plan

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Data Saves the Day Activity Plan

PBS
Data comes to the rescue! Children will collect, analyze, and represent data as they try to dodge a series of catastrophes faced by characters from their favorite PBS Kids shows.
1st - 3rd Math
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Better Lesson: Jumping Into Math, Measurement & Data Day 2

Better Lesson
Third graders create line plots and analyze data using measurement data with quarter unit fractions.
3rd Math
CCSS: Designed
Lesson Plan

Better Lesson: Jumping Into Math, Measurement, & Data Day 1

Better Lesson
Third graders apply measurement, graphing, and data skills to the real world context of physical education with standing jumps.
3rd Math
CCSS: Designed
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use