Introduce students to planetary research and familiarize them with the planets and their features. Each planet has unique and identifiable features.
Planets have some common features.
Images can be used to study the planets and their features. The Best of the Solar System components. Before Going to the Computers Students answer the following questions individually or in small groups and then discuss their answers with the entire class. At the computer students select ten images from a larger collection to study and describe. The images are not captioned or identified to increase student curiosity and encourage them to focus on the details.