Who knew getting a better grasp on learning and psychology requires understanding only 20 principles? The resource, especially ideal for high school Psychology, discusses 20 important principles that debunk common myths and provide...

See what it is like to walk on the moon by viewing this collection of QuickTime images from NOVA Online. Stunning 360-degree panoramas from each of the six successful Apollo moon landings are featured.

When we look up at the night sky, why do we see the Moon's appearance changing over time from a full sphere to a crescent to nothing at all? Find the answers in this interactive resource adapted from the National Air and Space Museum.

A study of the moon that centers on its origin, its structure, and its behavior.

In this animated video segment adapted from NASA, astronomer Doris Daou explains how the forces of speed and gravity keep the moon in a constant orbit around Earth. [1:36]

This NASA educator guide provides teachers with an outline for teaching a unit about the Moon. Find lessons and hands-on activities about the different parts of the Moon and lunar landing sites.

In 1955, the US and the USSR each announced plans to launch a satellite into orbit. Thus began the race to the moon. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the American space program and its new classes of astronauts achieved breakthroughs in...

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....

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.

Use these lessons to help students understand more about the preparation it takes to go to the moon. Students will play an active part in decided what to take to the moon when given a specific objective. Includes PDF's (require Adobe...

The Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon was originally assembled in 1971 and was the first of its kind to visually present a complete atlas of the surface of the moon. This is the digital version of that atlas.

This short article elaborates on why it's important to have more space missions to the moon before sending a manned space mission to Mars. Follow links to learn more about NASA's other space missions.

This lab activity allows students to calculate the diameter of the moon using proportions. Also follow links to other NASA lesson plans.

The BBC brings together a lot of useful information about the moon and related topics, such as the lunar landings, and publishes it in the form of a traveler's guide.

When you are in the city, only a few of the brightest stars are visible. But when you are in the country, you can see many more stars than you can count. Sometimes you can even see the bright belt of our galaxy, the Milky Way. In this...

Feel like you were right there when Apollo 11 was launched as you listen to the actual Mission Control audio from that date. The mission is further brought to life by photos and video of the event as well as a virtual animation. Go...

This companion website of a NOVA program that aired in 1999 features extensive information that focuses on moon research and includes a history of the Apollo missions as well as the science of the moon's origins.

In this interactive tutorial students will explore what it is like on the Moon. Learn why the shape of the Moon seem to change and also about lunar eclipses. Discover why the tide changes twice a day and explore how the cycle of the Moon...

Students learn about the physical properties of the Moon. They compare these to the properties of the Earth to determine how life would be different for people living on the Moon. Using their understanding of these differences, they...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Amir who keeps a journal of the moon he sees each night. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Students use an interactive model to gather evidence about the visible Moon's changing pattern over 30 days in this resource from Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They use this evidence to record and make...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text and timeline about NASA's plans of building a base on the moon and reaching towards Mars. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Students observe, identify, and describe how the Moon appears to change over the course of a month. They engage with a media slideshow of real-life images to describe how the Moon appears to change in a predictable pattern each month. It...

Students will observe how the Moon appears in the sky when viewed on different days. The animated interactive storybook is used to give students an opportunity to interact with a character-guided observational experience of the Moon as...