Grade level: 4th – 5th grades
Skills: Line graph
Related environmental issues: Climate
Area level: Community
The line graph below compares max temperatures during the first half of November in 2015 (between November 1 and 15, 2015) in Chicago and the average max temperatures in Chicago.
- How many days did Chicago have max temperatures lower than the average during the first half of November?
- About how many degrees was the max temperature in Chicago on November 2 higher than the average max temperature? a) 25 b) 15 c) 5
- From this graph, what can you tell about the temperatures in Chicago during the first half of November in 2015?
Source: Weather underground
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Answer keys
- 1 day
- b
- Most of the days during the first half of November in Chicago were warmer than the average. There were 5-6 days when the max temperatures were about 15 degrees warmer than the average.