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First Men on the Moon: Experience the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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NASA

Nasa: The First Lunar Landing

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA is extensive and contains a deep supply of information about the historical moon landing. Click on "Table of Contents" to proceed through the site. Wonderful images!
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Nasa: Apollo Lunar Surface Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Nasa: Nearside of the Moon: Apollo Landing Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo of the moon shows the landing sites for Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.
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John Walker: Named Lunar Formations

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Nasa: Apollo Lunar Surface Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
"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...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mars Exploration Program Landing Sites

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site features clickable interactive maps and data sets about landing sites on Mars.
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NASA

Nasa: Apollo 40th Anniversary

For Students 9th - 10th
On the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, NASA celebrates with this extensive site which includes images, video, audio,and virtual moon visits about and from Apollo 11's voyage to the moon.
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Historic Wings: "One Small Step" Race to the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
"One Small Step, The Race To The Moon" is a clear presentation of the story of the Moon landing program that the United States conducted during the 1960's and early 1970's. After launching the presentation click on the phases of the Moon...
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Google

Google: Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
An exciting new way to explore the Apollo moon missions, visit the moon on this interactive map and take a tour of each Apollo landing.
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Landing a Man on the Moon: President Nixon and the Apollo Program

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity chronicles the Space Race from President Kennedy's call to land on the Moon until Apollo 17 - the last lunar Mission, placing particular emphasis on President Nixon's role in the space program.
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NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Apollo Program

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an extensive online review of the 17 Apollo missions. Resources are organized by mission number and include descriptions, mission details, photographs, and scientific data sets.
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Nasa: Exploring the Moon Educator Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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About Korea: Land and Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to reading about the location of Korea and its division into provinces, you can learn about the climate and its twenty-four sub-seasons.
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We Choose the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Nova: To the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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NASA

Nasa: 1969 1999: Apollo 30th Anniversary

For Students 9th - 10th
A special anniversary site for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Complete with comments from the astronauts, galleries with many images related to the mission, and much more.
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Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Crater

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a photograph of Charles M. Duke, Jr. collecting rock samples at the Descartes landing site. Duke stands by Plum Crater while the Lunar Roving Vehicle waits parked in the background. The Lunar Roving Vehicle allowed the astronauts...
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Npr: Apollo 11's Close Call

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR provides facts about the problems faced by the astronauts on Apollo 11. Offers a great photo gallery, a video clip of the event, and excellent related web resources.
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US Geological Survey

United States Geological Survey: Apollo Mission Lunar Panoramas

For Students 9th - 10th
View interactive panoramic views taken by Apollo missions 11, 12, 14, 16 and 17. You can zoom in on each panoramic to see more detail.

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