Tracking a Storm

E. Schwartz Heather

Description

Meteorologists don't just predict the weather. They track hurricanes and tornadoes, and help people plan for disasters--before they strike! Learn about this fascinating STEAM career with this high-interest book that features a hands-on STEAM activity.

Informations

• Publié par: Teacher Created Materials
• Date de parution: 01 octobre 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780743921718
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

H eather E. Sch war tz
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Contributing A uthor
Heather Schultz, M.A.
Consultan ts
Kelly V . Chance
Senior Physicist
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
T amieka Grizzle, Ed.D.
K–5 STEM Lab Instructor
Harmony Leland Elementary School
Stephanie Anastasopoulos, M.Ed.
TOSA, STREAM Integr ation
Solana Beach School District
Publishing Credits
Rachelle Cracchiolo, M.S.Ed., P ublisher
Conni Medina, M.A.Ed., Managing Editor
Diana Kenney , M.A.Ed., NBC T , Content Director
Vér onique Bos, Creative Director
Robin Erickson, Art D irector
Seth Rogers, Editor
Mindy Duits, Senior Graphic Designer
Smithsonian Science Education Center
Image Credits: p.4, p .13 (top) National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration; p .7 (bottom) National W eather Service; p.11 (bottom)
World Meteor ological Organization; p.17 (bottom) Chris R. Sharp/Science
Source; p.21 (Bott om) Michel Mond/Shutterstock; p.22 F ashionStock/
Shutterstock; p.23 (top), p .27 (all) © Smithsonian; p.25 (bottom) NASA/
JPL -Caltech; p.26 (right) Jim Reed/Science Source; all other images from
iStock and/or Shutterstock.
Library of Congress Ca taloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Schwartz, Heather E., author .
Title: T racking a storm / Heather E. Schwartz.
Description: Huntington Beach, CA : T eacher Created Materials, [2018] |
Audience: Grades 4 to 6. | Includes index. |
Identifiers: L CCN 2018005462 (print) | L CCN 2018010037 (ebook) | ISBN
9781493869442 (E-book) | ISBN 9781493867042 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Weather forecasting-- Juvenile literature. |
Storms--Juv enile
literature.
Classification: L CC QC995.43 (ebook) | L CC QC995.43 .S39 2018 (print) |
DDC
551.63--dc23
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T a b l e of C o n te n ts
Beyo nd G uesswo rk .............................................. 4
W hat I s W eat her? ................................................ 6
W atching t he W ea t her ....................................... 1 4
W eat he r Inst r u men t s at W o rk ..........................1 8
W eat her Fore c a st i ng T od ay .............................. 26
STEA M Cha l le nge ............................................. 28
Glossa r y .............................................................. 30
In dex .................................................................... 3 1
Care er A dvice .................................................... 3 2