Reviewed by Ellis Underkoffler
Junior high, middle school, college teacher
Looking for material to supplement your curriculum in the area of meteorology? The World Records of Weather will certainly catch students’ interest. The book deals with the extreme weather phenomena on the Earth like the highest temperature, highest wind speed, largest hailstone, and the worst weather disaster. The book consists of 20 such record-breaking events divided into four sections: temperature, air pressure, precipitation, and disasters. Each has a teacher's page, objectives, teaching tips, three reproducible activity pages, and extension activities. The activities cover a broad range of standards from writing and reading comprehension to content knowledge. The activities would take one to two periods to complete, depending on the level of the student.
I was teaching a meteorology unit when I received this book, so I used several of the activities with my students. They were really interested and wanted to cover more of the topics. The author states that it could be used as stand-alone text, but I recommend it more as an excellent starting point for further discussions and research of weather phenomena. I highly recommend the book for middle school and junior high students.
Review posted on 5/10/2001
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