Satellite Meteorology

For Grade 7-12

• Lesson Plans
• National Standards
• Wisconsin Standards

Lesson Plans (Developed by Teachers)

• 1) Cloud Formation (9th grade)


• 2) Weather Forecasting (8th grade)


• 3) ElectroMagnetic Spectrum:
  • a_For 8th Grade
  • b_For High School Chemistry
  • c_The Rainbow we don't see (HS)


• 4) CERES Cloud project (High School)


• 5) Meteorologist for a week (Middle School)


• 6) Fujita Scale (6-12)


• 7) Weather Unit (7-12)

More lesson plans from the GOES-R Education Proving Ground

This Satellite Meteorology Course was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) located within the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) at the UW-Madison. Funding was provided by the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC) and NOAA/NESDIS.