Unit 3

What Does It Mean to Explore?

Activity

Canada from Space: Fishbone Diagram Activity

In the activity below, you will use an online graphic organizer called a Fishbone Diagram to organize your thinking about satellite images from space.

Websites

Websites

Go to Fishbone Diagram.

To begin, type the following KEY Question on the spine of the fish: How do infrared imaging and visible imaging differ?


Then, assign a section of the vertical bones to each of the four satellite images from pages 146, 147, 148, and 149 of Literacy in Action.

  • Is this infrared imaging or a visible imaging?
  • List one detail you notice about this satellite image.
  • How is the first set of images (page 146 or page 147) different from the second group of images (page 148 or page 149)?
    or
    How is the second set of images (page 148 or page 149) different from the first group of images (page 146 or page 147)?

Save

How to save a file:

To save your project to your Documents folder, click on the second button on the bottom right-hand side of the Fishbone Diagram (save as a web page).

Formative Assessment

  1. This worksheet is similar to homework, which is an opportunity to practise important concepts in the lesson. The worksheet is NOT for marks.
  2. However, your teacher may ask you to submit this worksheet to check on your progress so be sure to save it in your Documents folder.
Compare your responses with those in the key by clicking here.