Summary
Working alongside NASA's cloud-observing program, the SciGirls match what they see overhead with satellite imagery -- and learn to read weather patterns from two directions at once.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Full episode (29 min) from SciGirls, season 3.
- What are the main cloud types the girls learned to name?
- How does a satellite see something you can't see from the ground?
- Why does one day of weather data tell you so little?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: cloud type, satellite, weather, data.
Try it: Record the cloud type and sky cover at the same time for five days. Describe the pattern in one sentence.