As a thesaurus of science concepts, The Everyday Science Sourcebook, Revised 2nd Edition: Ideas for Teaching in Elementary and Middle School provides easy access to science activities that teach science concepts that correspond to national standards. And it does much more because of the way the science content is organized.

The book comprises a number of interlocking science content groupings organized by numerical code system. Just look up a topic in the Index Guide and use the reference number to find a wealth of related activities in the Entry section. Entries are arranged in broad science categories to match the Standards and subdivided into topics, subtopics, and specific activities, all related to the content being taught. Remember the main purpose of this new edition is to provide easy access to hands-on experiences that directly engage students with phenomena in the world.

This chapter, Weather, falls into the Inorganic Matter Broad Science Content Category. This sample chapter also includes the Table of Contents, Preface, How to Use This Sourcebook, Features of This Sourcebook, Index Guide, and Index