Know anyone beginning to twitch about GCSEs? Then try this useful revision
tool Weatherworld (Yorkshire International Thompson Multimedia, £79.99,
ISBN 0172181003) is a CD for Key Stage 3+ (ages 13-18). It is based on Channel
4’s Weather and Climate and provides interactive quizzes and role-play.
Simulations of fog, flood, fire, drought, snow and hurricanes provide screen
backgrounds. Rather expensive, though the package is bulked out with extras.
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