Educational Material : Grades 3-5
Exploring the Moon :
Teacher's Guide
The following units have been extracted from the "Exploring the Moon Teacher's Guide" for seperate downloading. These guides are in PDF format and require Acrobat Reader.
(for grades 4-12)
+ Unit 1: Pre-Apollo
+ Unit 2: Learning From Apollo
+ Unit 3: The Future
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Educator's Guide to Moon Phases (for grades 3 - 12)
Phases of the Moon is at the top of the list of things that students seriously misunderstand. Most teachers run into problems in trying to explain the Moon's phases to youngsters, and evidence suggests that many have a very difficult time with the concepts.
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A Private Universe Project (for grades K - 14)
What do your students think? What are their ideas, and how do they come up with them? Take part in the Private Universe Teachers' Lab to practice techniques of identifying student misconceptions and moving toward conceptual change.
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Moon Lithograph (for grades K-12)
These lithograph images show the face of the Moon taken by Apollo 11 astronauts. Astronauts Edwin Aldrin, Pete Conrad and Harrison Schmitt are shown in other photographs on missions to the lunar surface. There's also a picture of an Apollo 15 moon rock.
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Educator's Guide to Eclipses (for grades 3 - 12)
Eclipses have long been a source of mystery and spectacle. These events were viewed with fear and dread in the past and, even today, still thrill.
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Utah Curriculum Resource (for grades 3-7)
Includes lessons such as " How Big Are Earth, Sun, and Moon?" "Comparing the Earth & Moon", "The Appearance of the Moon", "What is Moonlight?" " Charting the Moon" "Phases of the Moon"
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MoonQuest (Activity for Grades K-8)
Many of the scientific facts we know today were not known to our ancestors. To explain everything that existed in their world, our ancestors created another world: a world of gods, goddesses and myths.
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Lunar Prospector Teachers Guide (for grades 6-12)
The Moon is Earth's "backyard" neighbor. But how much do we really know about this celestial body? In January 1998, Lunar Prospector blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center, headed for the Moon.
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Pieces of Science: Apollo 8 Teacher's Guide (for grades K-5)
Includes activities, images and information about the Apollo missions.
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Multicultural Science Education: Myths, Legends, and Moon Phases (for grades 5-8)
The teacher can blend science, language arts, literature and social studies. The lesson is introduced with a short inquiry-based discussion with the students. This occurs to determine what students already know about the moon.
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The Earth's Moon (for grades 3-5)
Includes interesting activities and information about the Moon's orbit, origin, phases, and how it affects the planet Earth.
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon (for grades 3-5)
Includes interesting activities and information to explain why the moon shines.
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Gravity & Weight on the Moon (for grades 3-8)
Includes interesting activities and information to explain space scales.
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Moon Craters (for grades 4-6 )
Activity to set up a model to try to predict the effect of an object on the formation and appearance of a crater.
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