Stormy Weather
Come
take a simulated field trip through a storm! People and animals coexist and
experience the same natural phenomena such as weather. During storms people and
animals both seek shelter. Use Project WILD's "Stormy Weather" to
visualize what kind of animal you will be and what you will do during the
storm. Will you be a turkey in the woods? A meadowlark on the prairie? A cricket
frog on a stream bank? Or a bluegill in a pond? Experience a storm through
another animal’s eyes!
Iowa Connection
Research your local
community: What is the average rainfall? Snowfall? How many thunderstorms are
there per year on average? What is the average temp? Winter? Summer? Humidity?
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Grades PreK-2
Barrett,
J. and R. Barrett. 1978. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
Simon & Schuster.
Barrett,
J. and R. Barrett. 1997. Pickles to Pittsburgh: A Sequel to Cloudy
with a Chance of Meatballs. Simon
& Schuster.
Branley,
F.M. and J.G. Hale. 1997. Down Comes the Rain.
HarperCollins Publishers.
DePaola,
T. 1985. The Cloud Book. Holiday
House, Inc.
DeWitt,
L. and C. Croll. 1993. What Will the Weather Be? HarperCollins Publishers.
DK
Publishing, Inc. 2004. Weather (Eye Wonder Series).
DK Publishing, Inc.
Frost,
H. 2004. Weather: Fog. Coughlan Publishing.
Frost,
H. 2004. Weather: Ice. Coughlan
Publishing.
Frost,
H. 2004. Weather: Snow. Pebble Books.
Frost,
H. 2004. Weather: Wind. Coughlan
Publishing.
Gibbons,
G. 1993. Weather Forecasting. Simon
& Schuster.
Gibbons,
G. 1992. Weather Words and What They Mean.
Holiday House, Inc.
Locker,
T. 2003. Cloud Dance. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Martin,
J.B. and M. Azarian. 1998. Snowflake Bentley. Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt.
National
Geographic Society, R. Cremins, and T.B. Griswold. 2001. My
First Pocket Guide: Weather. National
Geographic Society.
Pinwheel,
and J. Moon. 2008. What’s the Weather? Scholastic, Inc.
Polacco,
P. 1997. Thunder Cake. Penguin Group
(USA).
Rabe,
T. and A. Ruiz. 2004. Oh, Say, Can You Say, What’s the Weather
Today?: All About Weather. Random
House.
Rockwell,
A. and F. Lessac. 2008. Clouds (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science
Series). HarperCollins Publishers.
Rylant,
C. and L. Stringer. 2008. Snow. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Simon,
S. 2006. Weather. HarperCollins Publishers.
Singer,
M. and F. Lessac. 2002. On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the
World’s Weather. HarperCollins
Publishers.
White,
N., et al. Magic School Bus Kicks up a Storm: A Book
About Weather. Scholastic, Inc.
Grades 3-5
Barrett,
J. and R. Barrett. 1978. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
Simon & Schuster.
Barrett,
J. and R. Barrett. 1997. Pickles to Pittsburgh: A Sequel to Cloudy
with a Chance of Meatballs. Simon
& Schuster.
Berger,
M., G. Berger, and R. Sullivan. 1999. Can it Rain Cats and Dogs?: Questions
& Answers about Weather. Scholastic,
Inc.
Branley,
F.M. and J.G. Hale. 1997. Down Comes the Rain. HarperCollins Publishers.
Breen,
M., K. Friestad and M.P. Kline. 2000. The Kids’ Book of Weather Forecasting:
Build a Weather Station, “Read” the Sky & Make Predictions! Ideals Publications.
Capeci,
A., J. Stamper, and H. Gangloff. Electric Storm (Magic School Bus #14).
Scholastic, Inc.
Chanko,
P. and D. Moreton. 1997. Weather. Scholastic, Inc.
Cole,
J., C. Bracken, and B. Degen. 2006. Lost in the Snow (Magic School Bus
Series). Scholastic, Inc.
Cosgrove,
B. 2007. Eyewitness Weather. DK
Publishing, Inc.
DePaola,
T. 1985. The Cloud Book. Holiday House, Inc.
DeWitt,
L. and C. Croll. 1993. What Will the Weather Be? HarperCollins Publishers.
Dickstein,
L. and Editors of Time For Kids. 2006. Time for Kids: Storms! HarperCollins Publishers.
DK
Publishing, Inc. 2004. Weather (Eye Wonder Series).
DK Publishing, Inc.
Gibbons,
G. 1993. Weather Forecasting. Simon
& Schuster.
Gibbons,
G. 1992. Weather Words and What They Mean.
Holiday House, Inc.
Locker,
T. 2003. Cloud Dance. Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt.
Martin,
J.B. and M. Azarian. 1998. Snowflake Bentley. Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt.
Nankin,
F. and G.A. England. 1998. Wonders of Weather (Eyes on Nature
Series). Kids
Books, Inc.
National
Geographic Society, R. Cremins, and T.B. Griswold. 2001. My
First Pocket Guide: Weather. National
Geographic Society.
Polacco,
P. 1997. Thunder Cake. Penguin Group
(USA).
Rupp,
R., M. Sweet, and D. Nap. 2003. Weather. Storey Kids.
Rylant,
C. and L. Stringer. 2008. Snow. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Simon,
S. 2006. Lightning. HarperCollins
Publishers.
Simon,
S. 1992. Storms. HarperCollins Publishers.
Simon,
S. 2006. Weather. HarperCollins Publishers.
Singer,
M. and F. Lessac. 2002. On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the
World’s Weather. HarperCollins
Publishers.
Spilsbury,
R. and L.A. Spilsbury. 2006. Weather. Chelsea House.
Wallace,
K. 1999. DK Readers: Whatever the Weather (Level
1: Beginning to Read). DK
Publishing, Inc.
White,
N., et al. Magic School Bus Kicks up a Storm: A Book
About Weather. Scholastic, Inc.
Grades 6-8
Breen,
M., K. Friestad and M.P. Kline. 2000. The Kids’ Book of Weather Forecasting:
Build a Weather Station, “Read” the Sky & Make Predictions! Ideals Publications.
Challoner,
J. 2004. Hurricane and Tornado (Eyewitness Books
Series). DK Publishing.
Cosgrove,
B. 2007. Eyewitness Weather. DK
Publishing, Inc.
Juettner,
B. 2004. Weather. Cengage Gale.
Nankin,
F. and G.A. England. 1998. Wonders of Weather (Eyes on Nature
Series). Kids
Books, Inc.
Parker,
J. 2008. Weather. Weigl Publishers.
Rupp,
R., M. Sweet, and D. Nap. 2003. Weather. Storey Kids.
Spilsbury,
R. and L.A. Spilsbury. 2006. Weather. Chelsea House.
Grades 9-12
Ahrens,
C.D. 2008. Meteorology Today: An Introduction to
Weather, Climate, and the Environment. Cengage Learning.
Bologna,
J. and C.K. Passante. 2006. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Extreme
Weather. Penguin Group (USA).
Challoner,
J. 2004. Hurricane and Tornado (Eyewitness Books
Series). DK Publishing.
Cosgrove,
B. 2007. Eyewitness Weather. DK
Publishing, Inc.
Juettner,
B. 2004. Weather. Cengage Gale.
Ludlum,
D.M. 1991. The National Audubon Society Field Guide
to North American Weather. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Parker,
J. 2008. Weather. Weigl Publishers.
Williams,
J., et al. 2009. The AMS Weather Book: The Ultimate Guide
to America’s Weather. University
of Chicago Press.
Links
Iowa
Climate
Climate of
Iowa
Wikipedia:
Thunderstorm
Wikipedia:
Winter Storms
