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- Moon Lessons - Grade 3 (Teacher Features)
Provides 10 days of activities. 10-02
Materials
- Moon (Wikibooks.org)
Provides a description in simple language. 1-05
- Moon - Lunar Lander Simulator (SpaceDev.com)
Provides free software to practice landing "on the moon." 02-06
- Moon - Lunar Prospector (NASA)
"The Lunar Prospector Archives is the largest collection of lunar media in the world."
- Moon Coloring Book (EnchantedLearning.com)
Provides a picture, including the inner structure. 1-05
News
- -03-02-07 Total Lunar Eclilpse on Saturday Night (CNN News)
"The moon will turn shades of amber and crimson Saturday night as it passes behind the Earth's shadow in the first total lunar eclipse in three years." 02-07
- -04-09-06 Total Solar Eclipse (ABC News)
"Thousands of people gathered in the desert near Salloum, a coastal town a few miles from the Libyan border, to observe a total eclipse of the sun."
"It was just the 29th total solar eclipse since the 1500s." 04-06
Papers
- Apollo Moon Hoax Story (BadAstronomy.com)
"The program was an hour long, and featured interviews with a series of people who believe that NASA faked the Apollo Moon landings in the 1960s and 1970s."
"So let's take a look at the 'evidence' brought out by the show. To make this easier, below is a table with links to the specific arguments." 02-06
- Lunar Eclipse - Photographing (New York Institute of Photography)
Provides details on how to photograph a lunar eclipse. 1-00
- Lunar Eclipse Finder (Calwell Lunar Observatory)
Provides information on the different lunar eclipses, as well as a link to a live viewing of the January 2000 lunar eclipse from Brazil. 1-00
- Lunar Eclipse by Location (USNO)
Provides details on the lunar eclipse when you supply the viewing location. 1-00
- Moons (KidsAstronomy.com)
Provides pictures and information on the major moons in the solar system. 11-00.
- Planning a Permanent Moon Base (WashingtonPost.com)
"For the first time since 1972, the United States is planning to fly to the moon, but instead of a quick, Apollo-like visit, astronauts intend to build a permanent base and live there while they prepare what may be the most ambitious undertaking in history -- putting human beings on Mars." 03-06
- Questions About the Moon (ASK and Astronomer for Kids)
Provides questions and answers for kids and adults. 01-06
- The Smell of Moon Dust (NASA)
"Moondust was incredibly clingy, sticking to boots, gloves and other exposed surfaces. No matter how hard they tried to brush their suits before re-entering the cabin, some dust (and sometimes a lot of dust) made its way inside."
"Once their helmets and gloves were off, the astronauts could feel, smell and even taste the moon." 02-06
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