"WHAT DO YOU SEE" is something I always ask my students, but never understood why. Now I know that pictures, diagrams, etc. are important to discuss with students!
Strategies to Enhance Visual Literacy in Science Education
the ability to interpret the diagrams, charts, tables and illustrations that accompany text.
Why did the authors include this diagram?
What do you see in this diagram?
What in the diagram helps us to know what we are seeing?
What can we learn about plant cells from the diagram?
How does the artist show the cell is like a water-filled baggie and not flat like the paper?
How does the artist draw the plant cell to show its depth?
What Do You See?, the dialogue between the teacher and her students is written out in detail and clearly demonstrates how purposeful questioning can support student understanding of diagrams and other graphics used in science textbooks.
Outstanding! When you scroll over each element, a secondary image pops up. This resonates with me because it is a quick guide to all sorts of useful charts :)