What Is Temperature? (Weather Close-Up) - Softcover

Johnson, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0778707628 ISBN 13: 9780778707622

Publisher: Crabtree Classics, 2012

Synopsis

Introduces the concepts of temperature and climate, and describes the changing of the seasons and why both hot and cold days are important for the environment.

About this title

About the Author

ROBIN A. JOHNSON directs the Illinois Center for Competitive Government located at Western Illinois University./e

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 4-From numerous discussion prompts to suggestions for recording personal observations, this series is designed to engage. Johnson carefully articulates the difference between climate and weather and clearly explains topics such as the water cycle, forms of precipitation, and factors affecting temperature. For the most part, the author avoids overlap among volumes. However, diagrams of the water cycle and the Earth's rotation appear more than once. Each book contains information about meteorologists and some of their instruments. This feature ties in nicely with the activities that conclude the volumes, which include instructions on how to make projects such as a windsock and thermometer box. Not only are students encouraged to keep a weather journal, but the titles also explain how to use collected data to create relevant graphs or charts. These activities could be carried out by an entire class or small group at lower elementary levels or by older students individually.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0778707628
• ISBN 13: 9780778707622
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 24