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3 Unsolved Moon Mysteries

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What do people really know about the moon? Learn about three unsolved moon mysteries: the moon's past magnetic field, lunar sunrises, and what's really inside the moon's craters. An engaging video from the SciShow Space series connects the history of the moon with the history of Earth and shows how similar the moon and Earth really are. 

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CCSS: Adaptable NGSS: Adaptable
Concepts
outer space, space, moons, moon exploration, magnetic fields, the earth's magnetic field, the earth's layers, the earth's outer core, gravity, magnetism, atmospheric conditions, light rays, the sun, solar radiation, hypotheses, craters, astrobiology, extraterrestrial life, the earth's history
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Additional Tags
science
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Instructional Ideas
  • Supplement teaching about the characteristics of the moon
  • Compare the history of the moon with the history of Earth
Classroom Considerations
  • Expects learners have some background knowledge of Earth and space science
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Narrator is humorous and interesting
  • Gives good, varying hypotheses for unsolved mysteries
Cons
  • Last minute of video is advertisement to YouTube channel
Common Core
RST.9-10.2 RST.11-12.2