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Penny Moon
1 Review(s)This is an activity about the rotation of the Moon. Learners use a penny and a quarter to model that the Moon does indeed spin on its axis as it orbits the Earth. 2283
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Teen Moon: Moon Ooze!
Learners model how the Moon's volcanic period reshaped its earlier features. 0
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Lunar Phases: A Dance under the Sun
Learners use a polystyrene ball, sunlight, and the motions of their bodies to model the Moon's phases outdoors. 0
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Loony Lunar Phases
5 Review(s)Learners hear a story, song, or (silly or serious) poem that celebrates the Moon's different phases. 39865
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Growing up Moon
Learners will visit a sequence of stations to discover how the dark and light areas and craters we see on the Moon's face today record major events of its lifetime. 0
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What Do You See in Today’s Moon?
1 Review(s)Learners read or listen to a cultural story describing a shape identified in the Moon's surface features. 1851
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Moon in Action
Learners go outside on a clear evening and view the sky to see the Moon for themselves. 0
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Moon over My Town
In this activity, community members of all ages are invited to contribute photographs — taken with cell phones, film cameras, or more sophisticated equipment — of the Moon. 0
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Dance of the Moon and Oceans
This is an activity about the tides. Learners discover how the Moon's gravitational pull causes the level of the ocean to rise and fall twice a day along most coastlines. 0
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Crater Creations
4 Review(s)This is an activity about impact craters. Learners will experiment to create impact craters and examine the associated features. 19740
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Lunar Surface
1 Review(s)In this activity, learners will make a model of the Moon's surface and to consider the geologic processes and rocks of each area. 3096
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Future Moon: The Footsteps of Explorers
1 Review(s)Learners model how impacts throughout the Moon's history have broken rocks down into a mixture of dust, rocks, and boulders that cover the lunar surface. 2060
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