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Agenda 2 day.doc
Agenda 2 dayUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
This is a suggested agenda for a lunar themed, 2 day workshop.
2008
3.0
50 KB
Cratering the Moon.doc
Cratering the MoonUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Word file of the NASA Quest Challenge Educator Guide "Cratering the Moon." For grades 4 and up.
2008
5.0
1780 KB
Cratering the Moon.pdf
Cratering the MoonUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
PDF of NASA Quest Challenge Educator Guide "Cratering the Moon."  For grades 4 and up.
2008
5.0
5878 KB
Designing a Crew Exploration Vehicle Educator Section.pdf
Designing a Crew Exploration Vehicle Educator SectionUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Accompanies 21st Century Explorer newsbreak, "What will replace the space shuttle?" Also available in Spanish.
2006
5.0
666 KB
Designing a Crew Exploration Vehicle Student Section.pdf
Designing a Crew Exploration Vehicle Student SectionUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Accompanies 21st Century Explorer newsbreak, "What will replace the space shuttle?" Also available in Spanish.
2006
5.0
136 KB
Earth and Moon Statistics.ppt
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Earth and Moon StatisticsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
PowerPoint presentation created by the Lunar and Planetary Institute for use in teacher workshops.  Compares basic statistics between the Earth and Moon.  Also contains presenter notes. 
3.7
1743 KB
Earth-Based Tour of the Moon.pdf
Earth-Based Tour of the MoonUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Check sheet of lunar features visible from Earth.
2008
3.0
69 KB
Exploration- Then and Now.pdf
Exploration- Then and NowUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Educational module comparing the settlement of Jamestown, VA to space exploration. 
2006
5.0
13406 KB
Explore! To the Moon and Beyond!.ppt
Explore! To the Moon and Beyond!Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
PowerPoint presentation on the formation of the moon with notes.  Created by Dr. Stephanie Shipp from the Lunar and Planetary Institute.
4.3
15702 KB
Exploring Meteorite Mysteries - Slide Set with Script.ppt
Exploring Meteorite Mysteries - Slide Set with ScriptUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Presentation of various meteorites and craters from around the world and on other planets.  Also includes information on comets and asteroids.  
4.7
2897 KB
Exploring Meteorite Mysteries Teacher Guide.pdf
Exploring Meteorite Mysteries Teacher GuideUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
NASA curriculum guide exploring meteorites and their origins with inquiry activities.
1997
3.8
7198 KB
Exploring the Moon - A Teacher's Guide with activities for Earth and Space Sciences.pdf
Exploring the Moon - A Teacher's Guide with activities for Earth and Space SciencesUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Available on some NASA websites as 20 separate PDF files. (1-15-08)
1997
4.0
7384 KB
Field Trip to the Moon Educator Guide.pdf
Field Trip to the Moon Educator GuideUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Published by the American Museum of Natural History.  For use in conjunction with a kit that includes a DVD and other materials.  For grades 3 and up. Also on NASA websites. Covers Life Science, Geology, Engineering, Mathematics, Physical Science.
2007
4.5
8048 KB
Field trip to the Moon Informal Educator Guide.pdf
Field trip to the Moon Informal Educator GuideUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Informal Educator's Guide to be used with a DVD and other resources.  Curriculum materials for grades 3 and up. Nearly identical to the formal educator's guide. Covers life science, physical science, mathematics, engineering, geology.
2007
4.7
7733 KB
Field trip to the Moon Live Script.pdf
Field trip to the Moon Live ScriptUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Script for presenter to follow for the "Field Trip to the Moon" exercises.
2007
3.8
285 KB
Handbook of Lunar Soils.pdf
Handbook of Lunar SoilsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Handbook of lunar soil studies compiled during the Apollo Missions
1983
2.5
281 KB
Lunar Nautics Educator Guide.pdf
Lunar Nautics Educator GuideUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
[Some only available on CD-ROM] "The Lunar Nautics Educator Guide has 40 activities. Students assume roles of workers at ...  a fictional aerospace company specializing in mission management, lunar habitat and exploration design, and scientific research."
2007
4106 KB
Lunar Nautics Student Employment Handbook.pdf
Lunar Nautics Student Employment HandbookUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
[Some activities require resources only available on CD-ROM (e.g., from CORE).]  See Lentry for Lunar Nautics Educator Guide.
2007
2651 KB
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter - Instrument Suite and Measurements.ppt
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter - Instrument Suite and MeasurementsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Presentation for the LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) team by Stephanie Stockman, LRO EPO lead
2.8
11962 KB
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Overview.pdf
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter OverviewUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Compiled by John Cavanaugh
2007
2.3
1825 KB
Lunar Rock Identification.pdf
Lunar Rock IdentificationUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Use faux rocks made with clay and beads to simulate rock identification. Since ratios are used, it also works well with math sessions. Keywords: Earth science, Moon, Lunar, Rocks, Math
1998
3.5
869 KB
Making a Comet Activity.PDF
Making a Comet ActivityUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
This activity give students a chance to observe the uneven surface, dark composition, delicate character, and even venting of
trapped gas of a “mock” comet.
3.7
672 KB
MESSENGER-How Far is Far Activity.pdf
MESSENGER-How Far is Far ActivityUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Determine the actual distance to the Sun and the Moon without leaving the Earth, and gain a better understanding of the huge distances in the Earth-Sun-Moon system. Apply understanding of mathematical models using a single mathematical principle.
2006
3.7
1172 KB
Mission- Moon Math Challenge.pdf
Mission- Moon Math ChallengeUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Math activity for students using Lunar statistics. Intended as a DLN enabled interactive competition.
4.5
446 KB
Moon Formation and Processes.ppt
Moon Formation and ProcessesUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
PowerPoint presentation created by the Lunar and Planetary Institute for use in teacher workshops.  Describes the formation of the moon and its geologic evolution.  Contains presenter notes.
6761 KB
Moon Mining Educator Section.pdf
Moon Mining Educator SectionUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
From 21st Century Explorer newsbreak, "Why return to the moon before going to Mars?" Also available in Spanish.  "This lesson simulates the locating and the mining of ilmenite for oxygen on the moon."
2006
4.2
808 KB
Moon Mining Student Section.pdf
Moon Mining Student SectionUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Student handout to accompany teacher's guide.  Also available in Spanish
2006
3.7
296 KB
Moon Munchies.pdf
Moon MunchiesUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Educator module to the lunar plant growth chamber challenge.
2007
3915 KB
On the Moon.pdf
On the MoonUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
"NASA and "Design Squad" have developed the On the Moon educator guide. The guide brings hands-on engineering and the adventure of space exploration to life for students. The activities are related to the LRO and LCROSS missions."
2009
4.8
8178 KB
Planetary Geology - A Teacher's Guide with Activities in Physical and Earth Sciences.pdf
Planetary Geology - A Teacher's Guide with Activities in Physical and Earth SciencesUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
This is a NASA Educator's Guide which activities and content for an introduction to Planetary Geology.
1998
3.8
7966 KB
Seeing the Moon.pdf
Seeing the MoonUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Inquiry activities created for Chandrayaan-1's Moon Mineralogy Mapper Instrument.  Uses moon rock simulates and reflectance spectrometers. 
2008
2779 KB
Solar Energy for Space Exploration Teachers Guide.pdf
Solar Energy for Space Exploration Teachers GuideUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Students propose and defend a design to provide power to a lunar or Martian research habitat for six explorers. To prepare for this final project, students investigate the variables that affect the operation of solar panels and learn about energy.
2008
4.2
816 KB
Solar System 3D LPI.ppt
Solar System 3D LPIUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
This Power Point, from LPI, is a 3D tour through the solar system using imagery new and old.  Version 3 here is compressed to 96 dpi (8 MB). Hi res version (22 MB) can be downloaded from LPI.
2.8
8837 KB
The Moon - Geologic History and Future Exploration - Slide Set Script.doc
The Moon - Geologic History and Future Exploration - Slide Set ScriptUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Presenter's notes to go with "Lunar Slide Set" PowerPoint presentation.  Accompanies "Exploring the Moon" a teacher's guide.
61 KB
The Moon - Geologic History and Future Exploration.ppt
The Moon - Geologic History and Future ExplorationUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Slide presentation of the Moon.  Contains pre and post- Apollo knowledge.  Lunar geology and Moon formation are discussed.  Accompanies "Exploring the Moon" a teacher's guide.
2.5
1986 KB
Topography - a LIDAR Simulation.pdf
Topography - a LIDAR SimulationUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Lesson demonstrated at the 2008 NSTA conference.  Uses motion detectors and a modeled lunar terrain to simulate LIDAR mapping techniques.  Subjects include physical science and technology/engineering. Lesson is part of the larger FLEX program.
2007
2.5
177 KB