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This is an activity about the formation of regolith, the loose fragmental material on the Moon's surface. Learners will engage in a series of hands-on activities comparing and contrasting regolith formation processes on the Moon and on Earth. This... (View More) activity is in Unit 2 of the Exploring the Moon teachers guide and is designed for use especially, but not exclusively, with the Lunar Sample Disk program. (View Less)
Materials Cost: $1 - $5 per group of students
In this activity, learners will investigate and try to explain various lunar anomalies. They will present hypotheses (both written and oral) and then debate the merits of each hypothesis, with no right or wrong answers. This activity is in Unit 2 of... (View More) the teachers guide, Exploring the Moon, which is designed for use especially, but not exclusively, with the Lunar Sample Disk program. (View Less)
This is an activity about assumptions and stereotypes. Learners will first sketch what they perceive an astronomer looks like. After, they will together discuss their images and research the preparation that is required to become an astronomer.... (View More) Learners will share their reports in order to better refine their previous conceptions of astronomers. (View Less)
In this investigation students explore how resolution affects information content on remotely sensed images, relate remote sensor resolution (pixel size) to information content, and gain an understanding of the information content of different kinds... (View More) of remote sensing imagery. Students examine aerial or satellite images of the area around their school, interpret remotely-sensed images, and verify them using ground trotting techniques. Magnifying glasses (2x, 5x and 10x power), aerial photographs, plant identification manual, and a tape measure are needed supplies. This exercise is part of the Ground Truth Studies Teacher Handbook (GTSTH), and is a follow-up investigation to the Digital Faces activity in the same resource. GTSTH provides more than 20 activities to build student understanding of global change and remote sensing, and includes background chapters for teachers, glossary, and appendices. (View Less)
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1 per group of students