Abstract: This activity will allow the student to look at real-time satellite,
radar, and derived imagery to study the growth and development
of thunderstorms.
Outcomes:
Outcome 1- The student will interpret and analyze satellite imagery
by locating daily thunderstorm activity.
Outcome 2- The student will compare satellite images with radar
images to determine areas of precipitation and their relationship
to thunderstorm development.
Outcome 3 - The student will be able to explain the energy transfer
occurring during the formation, maturation, and dissipation of
a thunderstorm.
Outcome 4 - (extension) The student will calculate the growth
of a thunderstorm over time to determine the rapid transfer of
energy from the surface of the earth upward into the cumulonimbus
cloud.
Suggested Grade Level & Duration: Grades 9-12 basic meteorology within an Earth Science Class; 3
40-50 minute periods.
