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Bright Lights, Big Cities Activity Sheet
McGraw-Hill Mathematics: Grade 4, Chapter 13
Name: Date:
Bright Lights, Big Cities
Monthly Climate Profiles – U.S. Cities
http://www.bestplaces.net/html/climateus1.asp
See the average monthly precipitation (rain or snow) for cities in the United States.
- Scroll down. Find Louisiana - New Orleans (Airport) and
click Get climate profile.
- Click Precipitation. Answer questions 1 through 4.
- Click Choose new city. Scroll to and select Florida
- Miami. Click Get climate profile.
- Then click Precipitation. Answer questions 5 through 7.
- Click Choose new city. Use the same method as above to
go to Arizona - Phoenix.
- Then click Precipitation. Complete your worksheet.
Study the precipitation figures. Make travel decisions.
New Orleans (Airport)
- Which two consecutive months have the greatest average precipitation amounts?
Which two consecutive months have the least average precipitation amounts?
For which two months would you prefer to take a vacation in New Orleans? Why?
Greatest ________________________________________________
Least __________________________________________________
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- Write the average monthly precipitation amounts for June through November.
Then write the amounts in order from least to greatest.
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- Round the average precipitation for each month of the year to the nearest
whole number. Why do you think the climate report uses tenths instead of whole
numbers?
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- Look at the second row of numbers - the maximum average precipitation for
each month. Which month has the greatest average maximum precipitation? What
weather event might have happened in that month to create so much rain?
____________________________________________________
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Miami, Florida
- Write the average monthly precipitation amounts for Miami, Florida for July
through December. Write the amounts in order from least to greatest. Which
would be a better month to visit Miami, July or December? Why?
_________________________________________________________
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- You have the opportunity to spend 6 months in Miami - January through June,
or July through December. Round the monthly average precipitation to the nearest
whole numbers. Estimate the total precipitation. Then tell which six months
you would choose and why.
January through June _____________________________________
July through December _____________________________________
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- The average yearly precipitation for New Orleans is sixty and six-tenths.
Write this number as a fraction and a decimal. Then compare it to the average
yearly precipitation in Miami. Write >, <, or =.
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Phoenix, Arizona
- What do you notice about the precipitation in this city compared to New
Orleans and Miami? Which three months are the driest months? Which month is
the wettest?
_________________________________________________________
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- Look at the second row of numbers - the maximum monthly average precipitation
for each month. Write the numbers in order from least to greatest.
_________________________________________________________
- Choose another city to visit. Make up a problem involving decimals.
_________________________________________________________
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Math at Home
Today I explored a Web site that gave climate information
for a number of U.S. cities. I found that the driest month in Miami. Florida,
is ______________.
Ask your teacher or parents to show you other fun and interesting Web pages.
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