Moon Walk
Moon explorationCopyright NASA, http://apod.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Students learn about the Earth's only natural satellite, the Moon. They discuss the Moon's surface features and human exploration. They also learn about how engineers develop technologies to study and explore the Moon, which also helps us learn more about the Earth.
On July 20, 1969, humans took their first steps on the Moon. The Apollo 11 mission was the culmination of one of the most ambitious projects in space exploration engineering design, testing and troubleshooting undertaken to that point. Because of the inventions and designs of engineers, humans have been able to explore places formerly unimaginable. Studying the conditions of a moon or planet and then testing prototype versions of spacecraft for safety before an actual launch is important in engineering.
After this lesson, students should be able to:
- Describe several characteristics of the Moon, such as a natural satellite, reflects the Sun's light, and has no atmosphere.
- Describe the features of the Moon that can be seen by the naked eye from Earth.
- Explain why seasons occur.
- Describe different types of eclipses.
- Explain that engineers develop technologies to study and explore the Moon.