Weather and Climate! With 25 Science Projects for Kids
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“Have you ever wondered what makes the weather? Why some places are hotter or colder than others and how to weather people predict the weather? You can learn this and more by reading this book and doing the fun projects and experiments. cReaders will learn about the weather and the scientific process. This book could be included in a teacher collection, offered as a source for a science fair project, used as a guide to build a program or unit about weather or offered to the reader who wants to learn more about weather.”
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“These projects will engage readers in the dynamics of the forces of nature.”
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“This book provides children and teachers with 25 activities related to weather and climate. If your curriculum includes these topics, this 92-page book may be ideal . . . The user-friendly format combined with the low reading vocabulary makes the book easy for students to navigate.”
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What ’s it like outside? Is it a day for building a snowman, constructing a sandcastle, or planting a garden?
Weather and Climate! With 25 Science Projects for Kids introduces kids ages 7 to 10 to the fascinating world of meteorology and all of the ways what’s going on in the atmosphere above our heads can affect us here on the earth! Plus, discover how weather and climate change are linked but not the same, and figure out ways to be part of the solution to the problem of global warming.
Explore the weather and climate through 25 hands-on, science-minded projects plus fascinating facts, essential questions, links to online resources, and even jokes help support deeper learning!
Weather and Climate! With 25 Science Projects for Kids is part of a set of four Explore Earth Science books that explore the earth, the atmosphere, and everything in between. The other titles in this series are Natural Disasters! With 25 Science Projects for Kids, The Water Cycle! With 25 Science Projects for Kids, and Rocks and Minerals! With 25 Science Projects for Kids.
Try these hands-on science projects!
- Construct your own Barometer
- Build your own anemometer
- Conduct a Doppler effect experiment
- Make your own 3-D cloud chart
| Paperback, $14.95 9781619308664 |
Hardcover, $19.95 9781619308633 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Timeline
Introduction
Chapter 1: What’s the Weather?
Edible zone map
Weather game
Rain stick
Weather prediction chart
Doppler effect experiment
Chapter 2: Temperature
Sun catchers
Angle of the sun experiment
Seasons experiment
Make a thermometer
Chapter 3: Air Pressure
Air Pressure experiment
Air warming experiment
Make your own Windsock
Make your own Barometer
Make your own anemometer
Chapter 4: Precipitation
Make your own rain gauge
Make your own snowflake
Make your own rain
Make your own rainbow
Chapter 5: Clouds
Make your own 3-D cloud chart
Make edible clouds
Fog in a jar
Chapter 6: Extreme Weather
Lightning part one
Lightning part two
Weather station
Weather safety kit
Tornado in a bottle
Chapter 7: Climate Change
Global warning checklist
Glossary
Resources
Index