Rainfall across Ireland
Download a two-page 6th Class maths worksheet comparing monthly rainfall at Valentia and Dublin Airport with a bar chart and data questions.
- Subject
- Maths
- Year group
- 6th Class · Primary
- Curriculum topic
- Data: interpreting tables and bar charts
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This two-page worksheet uses Met Éireann rainfall averages for Valentia Observatory in Co. Kerry and Dublin Airport. Pupils draw a comparative bar chart for four months, answer quick questions about the wettest and driest months and the difference between the stations, and explain why the west of Ireland is wetter than the east.
Teaching notes
Model one pair of bars on the board before pupils draw their own, and insist on a key. The open-response question links to geography, so it works well as an integrated SESE and maths lesson.
Learning objectives
- Read a data table of monthly rainfall.
- Draw a comparative bar chart with a key.
- Use data to explain why the west of Ireland is wetter than the east.
What’s included
- Two printable worksheet pages
- Rainfall data table and bar-chart grid
- Quick questions and open-response tasks
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