Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
31 used & new from $1.67

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Tell a Friend
Dr. Fred's Weather Watch: Create and Run Your Own Weather Station
 
See larger image
 
Are You an Author or Publisher?
Find out how to publish your own Kindle Books
 
  

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

by Alfred B. Bortz (Author), J. Marshall Shepherd (Author), Fred Bortz (Author)
No customer reviews yet. Be the first.

List Price: $11.95
Price: $11.95 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Only 2 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

31 used & new available from $1.67
Also Available in: List Price: Our Price: Other Offers:
School & Library Binding $21.35 $21.35 2 used & new from $21.35
 
   

Better Together


Editorial Reviews
Review
Dr. Fred's Weather Watch: Create and Run Your Own Weather Station by Fred Bortz and J. Marshall Shepherd explains how weather is measured. The book, which is for students age 10 and up, covers the important scientific basics needed to understand the weather and why measurements to air pressure, temperature and humidity along with wind speed and direction are important to forecasting. The book's illustrated instructions on how to make simple weather instruments should help students gain first-hand experience with making regular weather observations. They are also sure to help many science fair projects. Fred Bortz has a doctorate in physics and has written eight books about science for children. Marshall Shepherd is a research meteorologist who got started by building his own weather station when he was in the sixth grade. (USA Today )

Product Description
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 wealth of fun weather facts, simple explanations of weather concepts, and additional guidance for online research.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

Fred Bortz "Dr. Fred"'s latest blog posts
       
 
Fred Bortz "Dr. Fred" sent the following posts to customers who purchased Dr. Fred's Weather Watch: Create and Run Your Own Weather Station
 
1:32 PM PDT, September 20, 2007
If you're reading this page, you probably already know that my books open young minds to exciting ideas and adventures in science.  But did you know that a day with "Dr. Fred" can inspire young people to think about the difference science and technology can make in their lives?

From the time I greet my audience with a hearty, "Hel-lo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o, Earthlings!" until the time I untie my trademark tie-it-yourself bow tie and head for home, I am busy changing the way students think about reading and the how they see their place in the universe.

Dull nonfiction becomes exciting true stories, and ordinary students become future explorers of other worlds.  Who could ask for more?

I welcome invitations from anywhere in the U.S. or Canada.
 
Comment    

8:33 AM PDT, July 21, 2007, updated at 8:36 AM PDT, July 21, 2007
With sixteen previously published books to my name, you'd think I'd get used to the feeling of having a new book published, but Astrobiology in Lerner's "Cool Science" series
is special. You might even say it is "out of this world," since it deals with the science of life beyond Earth.

I have begun adding some web pages about it, and I will be featuring it in a new talk for community groups and school visits called "The Truth About Space Aliens."

I'm always pleased to see Amazon.com reviews appear, too. So please let people know what you think, especially if it sends you "over the moon"!

Scientifically yours,
"Dr. Fred" Bortz 
 
Comment    

1:41 PM PDT, June 29, 2007
I love Physics!

You have to love a subject to earn a Ph.D. in it, but after many years of working on projects that took me far afield from my college major, I had begun to forget how much I love that subject matter.

But then Facts On File offered me the chance to write Physics: Decade by Decade (Twentieth-Century Science). The book tells the story of how Physics developed in the twentieth century. I learned more about the field researching it than I did in all my years of formal education.

My favorite parts of the book are the "Scientist of the Decade" sidebars. I'm adapting those for a college colloquium talk. At my Physics: Decade by Decade web pages, you can learn more about the book and the colloquium, read excerpts, and discover updates, including a list of 21st century winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics and the dates of deaths of scientists who are named in the book who died after the book went to press.

This book is intended for high school, college, and public library reference collections, but I included a strong narrative for people who like to pick up a good science history.

No matter how you choose to use it, I hope you will enjoy it.  Who knows, you may fall in love with Physics, too!