3-ESS2-1 | Expected Weather During a Season · NYS standard · Grade 5 test questions

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Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

Clarification statement: Examples of data could include average temperature, precipitation, and wind direction.

Assessment boundary: Assessment of graphical displays is limited to pictographs and bar graphs. Assessment does not include climate change.

Grade 5 Science Test Questions

Released New York State Grade 5 science test questions that assess 3-ESS2-1 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.

Exam Cluster Question
Spring 2026 Grade 5 Test Hurricane Formation Question 25
Hurricane Formation Question 26
Spring 2024 Grade 5 Test Weather Patterns Question 10
Weather Patterns Question 11

Vocabulary

Terms from the Elementary Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 5 Science Test questions that assess it.

From this standard
  • average temperature
  • bar graph
  • climate change
  • data
  • data table
  • graphical display
  • pictograph
  • precipitation
  • season
  • temperature
  • typical weather
  • weather
  • weather condition
  • wind direction
From released test questions

Performance Level Descriptions

Every Grade 5 Science Test question on 3-ESS2-1 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.

Level 1: Given data of weather conditions from a data table or a graphical display, identify the season during which the weather is occurring.
Level 2: Given data from a table or graphical display, identify typical patterns of weather conditions expected during a particular season. Spring 2026 Question 25
Level 3: Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
Level 4: Represent data in tables and graphical displays to find patterns in weather conditions to compare typical weather conditions during two seasons.
Notice: PLD levels!

Resources

Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of 3-ESS2-1.

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Grades 3–5 science standards | 3. Weather and Climate
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