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Using the Kids’ World Almanac for Kids 2004 Look up the word “Weather” in the table of contents. How many different subtopics are listed? _________ List two of these and the pages to find their information.

Using the index in the back of the almanac look up the word “temperature.” What page has temperature information? ______ Turn to that page and fill in the chart below: Continent

Highest Temperature

Lowest Temperature

Diane R. Chen, October, 2006

Records are kept of the highest and lowest temperatures. Complete the charts below. For bonus points, can you figure out the difference between the highest temperature in California and the lowest temperature in Alaska? ________________________ State

HOTTEST Temperature

Year

State

Coldest Temperature

Year

Look in the newspaper. Weather information in the Tennessean is usually found in section B. Examine the information there and write one question you can quiz your classmates later.

Diane R. Chen, October, 2006