Goals.

Although students will be learning about the entire Solar System, this web site focuses only on one planet, Jupiter, as an example of what can be created for the entire Solar System.

bulletGiven a diagram of the solar system, students can correctly identify Jupiter.
bulletGiven a diagram of Jupiter, students can correctly name 4 of the 16 moons (?).

Learners.

The target audience for this Web site will be elementary students.

Context.

The environment for this instruction includes both in class lecture and web-based inquiry.  Using the sites listed below and by clicking on the planets and their moons, students can explore the Solar System in a self-directed study as they discover the answers to the questions.

Resource Links

bulletCNN.com - Report Jupiter's moons possess food for life - June 22, 2001
bullet Discovery of the Galilean Satellites
bulletGalileo Project Home
bulletScientific American Feature Article The Galileo Mission to Jupiter and Its Moons February 2000
bulletGalileo - Countdown to Io 33