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Public engagement resources for the Monday April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse
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Exploring the Solar System: Observe the Moon

In this activity, we can look up from Earth and see the Moon with our own eyes. We can observe the Moon in even greater detail by using tools, like binoculars, telescopes, and NASA spacecraft.

DESCRIPTION

The Observe the Moon bundle includes tools, resources, and activities to help facilitators and learners observe and learn about the Moon from Earth.

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  • The near side of the Moon, as seen by the cameras aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University, 2017)
  • Sheet showing different phases of the Moon
  • Image of a Moon Observation Guide Poster
  • Image of the Moon Basics poster that is included in the activity
  • The near side of the Moon, as seen by the cameras aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University, 2017)
  • Sheet showing different phases of the Moon
  • Image of a Moon Observation Guide Poster
  • Image of the Moon Basics poster that is included in the activity

DESCRIPTION

The Observe the Moon bundle includes tools, resources, and activities to help facilitators and learners observe and learn about the Moon from Earth.

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OBJECTIVES

BIG IDEA

From Earth, we can look up and see the Moon with our own eyes.

LEARNING GOALS

  • The Observe the Moon bundle includes tools, resources, and exercises for participants to further explore the Moon. Through these facilitated experiences, learners will zoom in on three key takeaways:

    From Earth, we can look up and see the Moon with our own eyes;

    We can observe the Moon in even greater detail by using tools, like binoculars, telescopes, and NASA spacecraft;

    We all have personal and cultural connections to the Moon.

Credits

YEAR CREATED
2020
OWNING INSTITUTION

Sciecenter, Ithaca, NY

FUNDING

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award number NNX16AC67A and 80NSSC18M0061. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

PERMISSIONS

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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