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Making a Model: Mapping the Moon

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Apollo 11 lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin deploys the Passive Seismic Experiment Package in the Sea of Tranquility.

Audience

Educators

Grade Levels

Grades 5-8

Subject

Earth Science, Geology, Solar System and Planets, Earth's Moon

Type

Lesson Plans / Activities

Students will learn about NASA’s mission to find safe landing sites on the surface of the Moon. After seeing a visualization of surface mapping, students will create a topographic map and use the map to consider questions about landing sites on the lunar surface.

Making a Model: Mapping the Moon