Experience the simulation of both solar and lunar eclipses to understand why these eclipses do not occur monthly.

Given models and illustrations, students will identify, demonstrate, and predict the sequence of events in the lunar cycle and relate the position of the moon and sun to their effect on ocean tides.

An good site for information about Lunar Eclipses, with excellent diagrams. This page has the best viewing graphics, but a printable page can be easily selected.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discover how lunar eclipses occur.

What happens to a spacecraft that relies on sunlight to power its batteries when it travels through the Earth's shadow? The Lunar Prospector survived several Penumbral and Umbral eclipses. Resource includes a link to a video that...

This resource explores both solar and lunar eclipses from the past, the present, and the future. It gives detailed explanations to where the eclipse was and when it will happen again. Enter a year in the search box to find eclipse...

This atlas of the Lunar surface features lists all named features. Click on a name and see an image of that item, or at least an image of the Moon centered on that item.

"The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal is a record of the lunar surface operations conducted by the six pairs of astronauts who landed on the Moon from 1969 through 1972. The Journal is intended as a resource for anyone wanting to know what...

Lunar atlas containing selected Ranger mission photographs and documentation.

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.

View a spectacular collection of photographic panoramas taken by Apollo astronauts while exploring the lunar landscape. These images can be studied using zoom and pan tools or by reading an annotated version that identifies major...

Watch, listen, and relive the excitement of the Apollo 11 lunar landing as experienced minute-by-minute by the courageous crew of Apollo 11 and Mission Control.

Information on solar and lunar eclipses for current year as well as past and future.

Available in both HTML and Shockwave formats, this site is a visual timeline of US, Soviet, and Japanese Lunar exploration. Each point of the timeline links to text information about that spacecraft and mission.

Details the Russian lunar missions from Luna 1 to Zond 8.

After investigating the lunar phases as part of the Foss Kit on the Sun and the Moon, an additional activity would be to make a moon flip book to illustrate the different phases. Students will cut out pre-printed pictures of the...

This resource provides information about the Clementine Lunar Mission

A detailed chronology of all Russian and American attempts at lunar and planetary exploration. Contains links to each individual spacecraft.

This guide provides students the opportunity to simulate working at an aerospace company. Activities include designing a lunar lander and robot, building spacecraft, and much more.

NASA provides a record of the six Apollo landings on the Moon. This site provides transcripts of communications between the astronauts and mission control. Commentary by the astronauts and the journal editor is included.

This site provides information on minerals found on the moon. (PERMANENT stands for Projects to Employ Resources of the Moon and Asteroids Near Earth in the Near Term.)

See if you can answer 4 challenging questions that will require you to take a lunar perspective. These questions deal with the way things look from the moon.

Fire, fireworks, chickens, roosters and dancing lions filled streets around the world celebrating the Chinese New Year. 2017 is the Year of the Rooster.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the phases of the moon and what causes them.