Third graders compare the earth and the moon in this activity.

A lengthy scholarly article that discusses the geologic time scale, its history of development, age-dating events that occurred in different eras, and how absolute and relative dating are used to assess the ages of the Earth and Moon....

Earth's revolution, rotation, tilt, day and night cycle, and the sun's apparent movement across the earth are explored.

This website provides numerous images of the Earth and moon, shown from various vantage points.

Nita lives on Coco Island in the Indian Ocean, and is learning more about the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon. Join her and learn about day and night.

Students are asked to compare and contrast the earth and the moon.

Participate in the experiments offered by Utah Science and discover the similarities between the Earth and its moon.

Help Sarah Jane and her team put the solar system's planets back in order. Following the activity, read more about the sun, the Earth, and its moon, and then take a quick quiz to check for understanding.

Activity helps students understand that the shape of the earth and the moon are spherical.

An expertly illustrated presentation which highlights the sun and moon, and their relationship to the Earth.

Discover facts about the Earth and the Moon with NASA scientist, Dr. Marc Rayman.

Develop and use a model of the earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.

View a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or from the sun, the noon, the night side, and other points of view in this simulation. Illustrated.

Describe the movement of earth and the moon.

Understand where the sun is in the solar system and how big the earth, moon, and sun are.

This lesson will analyze the role of the sun and moon relative to the earth's orbit. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "The Sun and Moon."

This lesson will analyze the role of the sun and moon relative to the earth's orbit. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "The Sun and Moon."

In this activity, young scholars will investigate how impact craters are formed. In small groups, students will build a model of the moon's surface with flour paste and drop a marble from different heights to discover how the speed of an...

This resource gives a detailed explanation of the stages that the Earth and the solar system went through beginning with their origins in the Big Bang up to the present time.

Often when we see drawings of the Earth and the moon, they look really close together. Check out this cartoon series that helps illustrate the reality of this concept.

A set of podcasts outlining a four-step process for understanding the vastness of our universe, from the vicinity of the Earth and Moon, out into distant galaxies. Downloadable instructions and a handout are included, as well as...

Understand the rotation of the earth and the appearance of movement of other bodies in the sky.

A general overview and review guide of the moon.

The purpose of this activity is to use scaling in order to give students an idea of the size of Mars in relation to the Earth and the Moon as well as the distance between them. The students will have to calculate dimensions of the scaled...