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Weather Related Periodicals

  • American Weather Observer
    Monthly publication in newspaper format including feature articles and data
    contributed by members all over the country, and other related weather
    information. ISSN 8755-9552.
    The Belvidere Daily Republican Co., 410 Whitney Blvd., Belvidere, IL
    61008-3772. $24.95 per year.
    Phone: (815) 544-3772
    Email: awowx@aol.com
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
    Official bulletin of the AMS. Contains announcements of meetings, book
    reviews, articles, conference schedules, and position statements on
    educational affairs. ISSN 0003-0007.
    American Meteorological Society, 45 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108-3693.
    Phone: (617) 227-2425
    Web: www.ametsoc.org
  • Stormtrack
    Bimonthly black-and-white magazine about storm chasing, primarily of tornadic
    storms on the U.S. plains states. Tim Marshall, 4041 Bordeaux Circle, Flower
    Mound, TX 75028-7050. $15.00 per year.
    Web: www.telepath.com/www/storm/
  • Weather
    A non-technical weather-oriented magazine with color photos, published monthly
    by the Royal Meteorological Society, 104 Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1
    7LL, England. ISSN 0043-1656. 30 per year.
    Email: execsec@royal-met-soc.org.uk
  • Weather Bulletin
    A non-technical black-and-white quarterly magazine emphasizing severe weather
    in Texas and nearby states. Texas Severe Storms Association, P.O. Box 122222,
    Arlington, TX 76012. $14.00 per year.
    Web: www.tessa.org
  • Weatherwise
    Bimonthly color non-technical magazine about the weather, directed toward the
    layperson, and ideal for teachers and students. In addition to informative
    articles, it has features such as simple experiments, reviews of audiovisuals,
    and an annual summary of weather events across the U.S. and Canada.
    Heldref Publications, 1319 18th Street N.W., Washington, DC 20036-1802. ISSN
    0043-1672. $29.00 per year.
    Web: www.heldref.org/ww/ww/html

    Other Science Periodicals

  • American Red Cross
    General Supply Division, 7401 Lockport Place, Lorton, VA 22079
  • Current Science
    Weekly Reader Corp., 200 First Stamford Place, P.O. Box 120023, Stamford, CT
    06912-0023
    Phone: (800) 446-3355
    Web: weeklyreader.com/features/cs/html
  • Earth
    Published bimonthly. ISSN 1056-148X.
    Kalmbach Publishing Company, 21027 Crossroads Circle, Waukesha, WI 53187.
    Phone: (414) 796-8776
  • GLOBE offLINE
    Quarterly journal of GLOBE program.
    Web: www.globe.gov
  • Natural Hazards Observer
    Institute of Behavioral Science #6, University of Colorado, Campus Box 482,
    Boulder, CO 80308
    Web: www.Colorado.EDU/hazards/
  • Science
    Published weekly by the AAAS. ISSN 0036-8075.
    American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1333 H Street, N.W
    Washington, DC 20005-4792.
    Phone: (202) 326-6670
    Web: www.aaas.org
  • Science News
    Published weekly. ISSN 0036-8423.
    1719 N Street N.W., Washington, DC 20036.
    Phone: (202) 785-2255
  • Scientific American
    Published monthly. In addition to occasional weather-related articles, features such as 'The Amateur Scientist' may be of interest.
    415 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017.
    Phone: (800) 333-1199
    Past issues on meteorology can be obtained from W.H. Freeman and Company, 660 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94104

Instructional Periodicals

Several publications from educational organizations occasionally contain weather- information directed toward the classroom teacher. They include articles, lab or demonstration hints, and book and software reviews.

  • Earth Notes
    Published quarterly for educators for Grades K-6. Provides a forum for the exchange of ideas in elementary-level environmental education.
    Environmental Protection Agency, Public Information Center, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460.
    Phone: (202) 290-7751
  • The Earth Scientist
    The National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA) publishes The Earth Scientist 4 times a year. Each issue specializes in geology, astronomy, meteorology, or oceanography. Recent weather articles of 4 to 8 pages in length were on the topics of lightning, lightning safety, heat waves, microbursts, weather forecast terms, mesoscale convective systems, supercell thunderstorms, and multiple-vortex tornadoes.
    Jan Woerner, Editor, 35201 Hollow Creek Drive, Yucaipa, CA 92399-5905
  • National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
    The national professional organization of science teachers publishes a series of periodicals for teachers.
    1742 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009
    Phone: (202) 328-5800
    Fax: (202) 328-0974
    Science and Children
    8 issues a year for elementary and middle-school teachers.
    Science Scope
    6 issues a year for middle and high school science teachers.
    The Science Teacher
    9 issues a year for junior and senior high school science teachers.
    The Journal of College Science Teaching
    6 issues a year for undergraduate college science teachers.
  • The Physics Teacher
    Published monthly from September to May for middle-school and secondary-school science teachers.
    American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), 5112 Berwyn Road, College Park, MD 20740-4100.
  • Science Activities
    Published quarterly for K-12 teachers, on biological, physical, and behavioral sciences. Includes descriptions of experiments and projects, features on products, computers, and book reviews..
    Heldref Publications, 1319 18th Street N.W., Washington, DC 20036-1802.
    Phone: (800) 365-9753
    Web: www.heldref.org


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