Lesson Plans 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 -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 -09-24-09 India Discovers Water on the Moon (ABC News) "India's newspapers are filled with headlines about its first lunar mission's Chandrayan-1 discovering water on the moon." 09-09 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 Moon or Mars? (CNN News) "When humans are ready to go, the agency envisions seven-day missions at first, followed by 180-day stays once a lunar outpost is in place." " 'We're not doing flags and footsteps,' Olson said. 'We're going for a long-term sustained human presence that's affordable and safe and built so that we can use the moon as a stepping stone to Mars and near-Earth asteroids and other exciting locations in the solar system.' " "A potential manned mission to the Red Planet wouldn't take place until at least 2030, Olson added." "Is it the right way to go? Critics say NASA should skip the moon and set its sights directly on Mars." 07-09 Moons (KidsAstronomy.com) Provides pictures and information on the major moons in the solar system. 11-00. NASA Craft Crashes Into Moon (Time.com) "NASA has successfully bulldozed two spacecraft into the moon's south pole in a search for hidden ice, but without the promised live photos." 10-09 NASA Releases Clearest Videos of 1969 Moonwalk (CNN News) "NASA released newly restored videos Thursday of two U.S. astronauts taking the world's first steps on the moon." 07-09 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 Scientists: The Moon Has Significant Water (USA Today) " 'There's water, and it is not just a little water, but significant amounts,' says NASA's Anthony Colaprete, chief science investigator for the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS)." 11-09 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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