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US Navy

Astronomical Applications Department: Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day

For Students 9th - 10th
You can obtain the times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, transits of the Sun and Moon, and the beginning and end of civil twilight, along with information on the Moon's phase by specifying the date and location in one of the two...
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University of California

Center for Science Education: Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
A gallery of astronomy images which depict galaxies, comets, the moon, planets, nebulae, supernovae as seen in various regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Each image in the gallery is described. Fascinating!
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Models of the Earth and Moon

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan from the Illinois Institute of Technology demonstrates the causes of; day and night, seasons, and phases of the moon.With a few items, you help the elementary student discover why these phenomena occur.
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University of Hawai'i

The Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium: Lunar Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the Exploring Planets in the Classroom series, this site provides images of the Moon, with Latitude and Longitude reference lines.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Cosmic Consummation

For Students 9th - 10th
After a dramatic introduction to the "Love affair," between Earth and Theia, this site gives support to the claim that the moon was created by a collision between these two planets. Also contains a brief bibliography.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ntic: Astronomia Visible

For Students 6th - 8th
In this site you can learn about stars, planets, satellites and a little history of Astronomy.
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Activity
PBS

Nova: Lunar Puzzlers

For Students 9th - 10th
See if you can answer 4 challenging questions that will require you to take a lunar perspective. These questions deal with the way things look from the moon.
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Other

Lunar Eclipses for Beginners

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a lunar eclipse? What causes eclipses? How often do eclipses happen and when is the next lunar eclipse? You'll find the answers to these questions and more on this site on lunar eclipses.
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Other

Kid Power: Astronomy for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Young children can find facts about the Solar System, the Sun, meteorites, stars, galaxies, planets, our moon, comets, asteroids, and space exploration. Pages offer clear photos and bullet-point information, which is easy to read and...
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Other

Phy6: De Astronomos a Astronaves

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains four main categories: Astronomy of the Earth's motion in space, Newtonian mechanics, the sun and spaceflight and spacecraft.
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Unit Plan
Views of the Solar System

Solarviews: Vista Del Sistema Solar

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers an exploration and educational entertainment about the solar system. You will be able to study the history of the exploration of space, rockets, the first astronauts, space missions through a large archive of photos,...
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NASA

Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Crater Copernicus

For Students 9th - 10th
This Astronomy Picture of the Day is of Crater Copernicus, taken by the Apollo 17 crew in 1972.
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NASA

Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Uranus's Moon Oberon

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview of Oberon, the most distant and second largest moon of Uranus. Includes its discovery and also a few pictures. A NASA picture of the day.
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NASA

Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Uranus's Moon Ariel

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a brief overview of Ariel, one of Uranus's moons. Details how its deep valleys were formed. A NASA astronomy picture of the day.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Sun and Moon: Lesson 3

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will analyze the role of the sun and moon relative to the earth's orbit. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "The Sun and Moon."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Sun and Moon: Lesson 4

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will analyze the role of the sun and moon relative to the earth's orbit. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "The Sun and Moon."
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Physics4kids

Physics 4 Kids: General Physics

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website will teach you about heliosphere, heliopause, stars, the moon and orbits.
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Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Astronomy for Kids: Space Exploration Timeline

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the timeline of the history of space exploration including early astronomy, astronauts, spacecraft, planets, and the Moon.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart demonstrates how the positions of the Earth, Moon and Sun cause phases of the Moon. It also illustrates the positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun during a day and a month's time.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Phases of the Moon

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a one page flipchart that reviews the phases of the moon.
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Article
National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Geb

For Students 6th - 8th
This article outlines the ancient Egyptian myth in which Geb, the Earth god, and Nut, the sky goddess, marry without the approval of the powerful Sun god, Re.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Calendar

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The history of our calendar is presented through the passage of time with complete cycles of seasons in ancient history providing a starting place. Complete cycles of seasons are discussed and the...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Earth, Sun and Moon

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this unit children learn about the shapes and relative sizes of the Earth, Sun and Moon. Using models they learn how the three bodies move relative to each other and how these movements relate to...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Moon Phases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a discussion of the moon and its phases.