Dr. Fred's Weather Watch : Create and Run Your Own Weather Station

Bortz, Fred

ISBN 10: 0071347992 / ISBN 13: 9780071347990

Verlag: McGraw-Hill Companies, The, 2000

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The how-to book for junior meteorologists. Few science writers are as child-friendly as Dr. Fred Bortz, whose previous books for young readers have been praised as "solid and intriguing" (Booklist) and "fascinating and thought-provoking" (School Library Journal). Here he shows kids how to predict the weather in their own backyards - using simple, inexpensive, self-built meteorological instruments that add up to a fully operational weather station. Based on a state science fair winner, this project can easily be adpated by weather-loving readers for their own school fairs. Or they can simply enjoy the book's wealthof fun weather facts, simple explanations of weather concepts, and additional guidance for online research.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Fred Bortz, Ph.D., (Monroeville, PA) is a physicist and author noted for his ability to produce clear, child-friendly books on science and technology. J. Marshall Sheperd, Ph.D.,(Severn, MD) is a research meteorologist at NASA whose sixth-grade weather station project won a top prize in the Georgia State Science Fair.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Dr. Fred's Weather Watch : Create and Run ...
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Good
Auflage: 1st Edition.