Students gain a better understanding of the region of the state that they call home. Pilot in Training Introduce and identify various landforms in the United States utilizing a satellite image. Discover the benefits of remote sensing in exploring the Earth's surface. Students discover the numerous uses of the GOES satellite system. Students discover the many ways Remote Sensing is used everyday in print and broadcast media.
Students utilize satellite imagery weather maps to chart the weather in five cities.
This lesson is designed to broaden student's geographic awareness and knowledge of the world around them by engaging in a graphic and instructional journey. Use language to communicate, express, and exchange ideas in a variety of forms for different audiences. Access, organize, and evaluate information. Use language to work individually and cooperatively to analyze and interpret information, to make decisions, to solve problems, and to reflect. Students explore geometric patterns and relationships.