Explain to them that their mission is to research the possibilities of current or past organic activity on each of the three solar system bodies. They must then select one for the next spacecraft exploration missions and defend their selection to the class. Choose one team to be the Selection Committee. They will need to be unbiased and make no predetermined choice of mission exploration site. Gathering Information Students research each of the solar system site selections on the World Wide Web, using the recommended URL's and other web sites which they might find during their research.
Students take notes on each of the possible sites to explore.
The Selection Committee will perform the same research to gain knowledge for judging presentations. Information Students analyze the results of their research, listing reasons for each site as to why each site would be a good selection for exploration. The teams make their selection for exploration based on this research. Each team prepares a presentation of their recommendation to the Selection Committee, defending their selection with facts from their research. Each team makes a presentation to the class defending their selection based on the knowledge that they have gained about each of the three solar system sites.