These materials provide background information about the Moon and have been designed to be used with the Lunar Sample Disk for middle through high school students.
The Moon: Gateway to the Solar System
This package provides details of the Moon's geological history and how scientists try to decipher the story. This information may be useful background reading for students.
Classroom activities promote problem solving, communication skills, and teamwork. Each activity consists of teacher pages and reproducible student sheets. The activities are divided into three units: Pre-Apollo, Learning from Apollo, and the Future.
Teacher's Guide - Download Guide
- Moon ABCs Fact Sheet
- Rock ABCs Fact Sheet
- Progress in Lunar Science Chart
- Nearside of the Moon - Apollo Landing Sites
Unit 1: Pre-Apollo - Download Unit
Unit 2: Learning From Apollo - Download Unit
- The Lunar Disk
- Apollo Landing Sites
- Regolith Formation
- Lunar Surface
- Differentiation
- Impact Craters
- Clay Lava Flows
- Lava Layering
- Lunar Landing Sites
- Lunar Roving Vehicle
- Moon Anomalies