Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12, Informal Education
Subject
Human Space Exploration, Past, Solar System and Planets, Earth's Moon
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
The incredible history of the Apollo missions and the feats NASA achieved beyond placing humans on the Moon is summarized in this NASA Teachable Moment. Find out what went into designing the Moon landing, how Apollo technology is used in everyday applications here on Earth and what’s in store for NASA’s next mission to the Moon. Plus, explore related lessons for educators and summertime projects for students.
The resources on this page include Moon phase activities such as a Moon phase calculator, and a journal and science demonstration. Activities for students to do on their own include instructions to launch straw rockets, race cardboard rovers and build a lunar lander to protect marshmallow astronauts.