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.
Students examine the images.
They look for shapes, patterns and colors. Students keep detailed notes. In their journal, they list the image number, describe what they see, and tell what they think the image shows. They should skip about six lines after the description of each image for Part II of this assignment. There are many dark, circular areas of different sizes on the surface.