Weather Projects for Young Scientists: Experiments and Science Fair Ideas by Mar

Description: Weather Projects for Young Scientists by Mary Kay Carson Aimed at children of ages 9 to 12 years, this book helps explore weather, from the everyday phenomena of wind and clouds to the awesome, destructive power of lightning, tornadoes, and hurricanes. It includes instructions for building weather-measuring tools such as barometers, psychrometers, anemometers, wind vanes, rain gauges, and thermometers. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From the everyday phenomena of wind and clouds to the awesome, destructive power of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes, children can explore weather in detail with this fascinating science activity book. Throughout the text instructions for building weather-measuring tools-barometers, psychrometers, anemometers, wind vanes, rain gauges, and thermometers-allow the reader to assemble them into a working weather station. More than 40 weather projects are included, such as building a model of the water cycle, creating a tornado in a bottle, calculating dew point, and reading a weather map. Most of the experiments also include ideas for expanding them intofull-fledged science fair projects. Weather-related environmental issues are also addressed, such as global climate change, ozone depletion, and acid rain, as well as profiles of scientists working in the field of meteorology. Author Biography Mary Kay Carson has written more than 15 nonfiction books for children, including Exploring the Solar System, The Underground Railroad for Kids, and The Wright Brothers for Kids. Table of Contents Introduction; Part I: The Air Around Us; Part II: Sun and Seasons; Part III: Clouds and Rain; Part IV: Wind; Part V: Weather Watching and Forecasting; Glossary; Index. Review "Students seeking weather-related project ideas will find this volume indespensible." --School Library Journal "A useful addition to the earth-science section." -- Kirkus Reviews "Both fun and informative." -- The ParentGuide "Presents difficult concepts in a very concrete, basic manner." -- Book Review Digest "A great book to get young people interested in weather and meteorology." -- The Advocate Kirkus US Review Forty projects and experiments about weather for young science students explore air pressure, sun and seasons, clouds and rain, wind, and weather forecasting. Projects with balloons, straws and soda bottles are used to explain and model barometric pressure, monsoons, acid rain, the water cycle, thermal inversions and more. Each project gives needed materials, step-by-step directions and a graph or diagram. The accessible text and many graphics make this title a useful introduction to an intriguing but complex subject. Experimenters can make a psychrometer, hygrometer, anemometer, thermometer and barometer and set up their own weather station. Thumbnail interviews of weather scientists suggest some weather-related careers. Includes a glossary, weather websites and index (not seen). A useful addition to the earth-science section. (Nonfiction. 8-12) (Kirkus Reviews) Long Description From the everyday phenomena of wind and clouds to the awesome, destructive power of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes, children can explore weather in detail with this fascinating science activity book. Throughout the text instructions for building weather-measuring tools-- barometers, psychrometers, anemometers, wind vanes, rain gauges, and thermometers-- allow the reader to assemble them into a working weather station. More than 40 weather projects are included, such as building a model of the water cycle, creating a tornado in a bottle, calculating dew point, and reading a weather map. Most of the experiments also include ideas for expanding them into full-fledged science fair projects. Weather-related environmental issues are also addressed, such as global climate change, ozone depletion, and acid rain, as well as profiles of scientists working in the field of meteorology. Review Quote "Students seeking weather-related project ideas will find this volume indespensible." Details ISBN1556526296 Author Mary Kay Carson Short Title WEATHER PROJECTS FOR YOUNG SCI Audience Age 9-12 Language English ISBN-10 1556526296 ISBN-13 9781556526299 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2007 Subtitle Experiments and Science Fair Ideas Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9781556526299 UK Release Date 2007-03-01 NZ Release Date 2007-03-01 US Release Date 2007-03-01 Pages 144 Publication Date 2007-03-01 DEWEY 551.5 Audience Children / Juvenile AU Release Date 2007-06-06 Publisher Chicago Review Press Imprint Chicago Review Press Place of Publication Chicago Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136556321;

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