References

The following is a list of weather related texts that students may find useful in their study of meteorology.

Title
Author/
Publisher
Comments
Air
Mary Griffin
 Level: Lower primary.
Contents: Teacher's notes, photocopiable activities, excellent diagrams. Good clear diagrams.
Readability: Very easy.

Banksia and Bilbies
Seasons of Australia.
Gould League of Victoria
 Level: Upper secondary.
Contents: Information about flora anf fauna and seasonal topics from an aboriginal perspective..
Readability: Difficult.
Earth and Beyond
Cambridge University Press
 Level: Upper primary.
Contents: Teacher's instructions and student work sheets. Other topics covered apart from meteorology. Well set out, good activities with clear diagrams.
Readability: Medium.
Guide to the Weather
Ross Reynolds
 Level: Upper secondary/tertiary.
Contents: Excellent cyclone cross section, weather charts for many areas of the world (temp, rainfall and sunshine charts), detailed information.
Readability: Difficult.
Hurricanes and Tornadoes
Terry Jennings
 Level: Primary and secondary.
Contents: Excellent photos. clear contents, detailed information on cloud classification.
Readability: Easy.
Looking at Weather
David Suzuki
 Level: Primary.
Contents: Activities, facts, teacher's instructions, clear diagrams.
Readability: Easy.
Project Earth Science
National Science Teacher's Association.
 Level: Lower secondary.
Contents: Many activities covering wide range of meteorological topics.
Readability: Medium.
Teacher's Weather Sourcebook
Tom Konvicka
 Level: Secondary
Contents: Teacher's lesson plan, Activities, information about tornadoes, safety rules, Science Fair projects. Many meteorological topics covered.
Readability: Medium.
The Sailing Handbook
Dave Cox
 Level: Lower secondary.
Contents: Includes names of the clouds, diagrams.
Readability: Medium.

Weather Watch
January - December
Atlantic Europe Publishing
 Level: Lower secondary
Contents: Colourful diagrams, mapping of the world, covers a wide range of meteorological topics specific to the month.
Readability: Easy to read.

Weather
What we can and can't do about it.

Scientific American

Spring 2000 Volume 11
Number 1

Level: Upper secondary/tertiary
Contents: Information and facts about weather, web page addresses.
Readability: Difficult.

Weather
David Ellyard

Level: Primary/lower secondary
Contents: Well set out. Covers most common meteorological topics. Excellent coloured diagrams.
Readability: Easy.

Weather
Janice VanCleave
Level: Middle to upper primary.
Contents: Experiments, clear diagrams. A good range of meteorological topics covered.
Readability: Easy.
Weather and Climate
Barbara Taylor

Level: Primary
Contents: Do it yourself tasks, fact files, good clear diagrams. A good range of meteorological topics covered.
Readability: Easy.

Weather and Climate in Farming
Managing risk for profit

N.S.W. Agriculture

Level: Middle secondary.
Contents: Information about El Niño, rain rates, temperature in Australia. Specific information for farmers but very relevant for schools as well. Clearly set out with good colourful diagrams.
Readability: Easy to medium.
Weather Forecasting
Dan Ramsey

Level: Middle secondary
Contents: Detailed content focussing on forecasting the weather. Good clear diagrams and explanations.
Readability: Medium

Weather Watch
A Complete Weather Pack for Juniors.
Terry Jennings

Level: Lower primary.
Contents: Includes, teacher notes, worksheets, concept map that links weather to other subject areas and clear diagrams.
Readability: Easy.