Students meet a challenge that requires use of the Internet for acquiring information, images, or other media. Students get the idea that computers are powerful tools not only for games, but for finding out about many subjects on the worldwide web. Students can identify places in the world where there is ice or snow. In the process they become more familiar with world geography. Students can express ideas about where there is ice on the Earth Students can find images of Earth on the WWW and download them.
Students can use a search engine at certain sites.
Paper and pencils a copy of the online world map for each student a data chart for each student unless you have students create their own charts. Start with five guesses. If you have only one or two computers to use, you can assign a small group of students to investigate a single Earth Image Data Set and report their findings to the class. Students can access the computers on a time-share basis, i.e. one group at a time. Students may need hints about using search engines.