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ctivities
- Organize the class into groups of two for a pair-share activity.
- Review the global wind patterns by asking students what they would expect to see
on a satellite image at areas of convergence and divergence.
- Distribute to each group of two the following materials: GOES image and two blank
t r a n s p a rencies, world map, two diff e rent colored transparency pens, work sheet.
A l t e rnating groups should have GOES images for opposite seasons of the year.
- Direct the students to complete steps #1–3 on their worksheet.
- Pair each group with another group that has a GOES image for the opposite
season of the year.
- Complete steps #4 and #5 of the procedure with the class.
Extension:
Compare seasonal rainfall data for cities in the ITCZ.
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