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Mississippi River Delta as an example (Phase I) (image#STS51c-143-027)

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As an example, let's being with the picture of the Mississippi River Delta, which many people find to be an especially beautiful and intriguing picture. To the right is a black and white version with labels.  Refer to the color version which accompanies this chapter.

Take a few moments yourself to study the color image.  Look at the overall shapes, the colors of the water and the land, the motion and fluidity implied by the textures and patterns.  What do you think is going on here?  What do you recognize?  What surprises you?  What questions does the image raise for you?  What aspects would you like to investigate further?

Some same intriguing questions:

What are the light brown patterns (A and elsewhere in the image)?
What is the branching pattern (B)?
Why is the city (C) located on the river but away from the coast?
Why does the river have such sharply defined banks (D)?
What caused the islands (E)?
Which way are the ocean currents flowing?

To summarize this phase, the central idea is for your students to select pictures that are especially interesting, and start to think about what it is that caught their attention.  They may be able to articulate the "hook" as a specific feature or question, or it may simply be a general feeling that the picture is intriguing.

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