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The Amateur Meteorologist: Explorations and Investigations.
H. Michael Mogil and Barbara G. Levine. Amateur Science Series. New York, N.Y.: Franklin Watts, 1993.
Recommended grade level:
4-8.
The Amateur Meteorologist is an activity and resource book on observing and forecasting weather. Among the activities, for example, students build their own weather instruments--a wind vane, thermometer, barometer, rain gauge, and anemometer--from readily available materials. Other investigations introduce skills needed to identify clouds, to read weather maps, to calculate dew point and relative humidity, and to determine windchill and degree-days. The book includes useful background information on the water cycle, cloud formation, sun and seasons, pressure and wind, and stormy weather. This beginner's guide to meteorology features numerous photographs and charts.
Price:
$20.60 (ISBN 0-531-11045-1).
Publisher/supplier:
Grolier.
Materials:
Available locally, or from commercial suppliers.
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