USGS Flagstaff Field Center Education and Outreach

Welcome to the USGS Astrogeology: Moon Module. This module is also available for checkout from the USGS Flagstaff Field Center in the form of a traveling trunk. Many of the materials needed for the following lessons are included in the trunk.

Please contact Mike Dai for more information.

Phone (928) 556-7173		  
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Lessons
Lesson 1- Flagstaff, AZ and the Moon: How are they Connected?
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This lesson will give students knowledge of the relevance between Flagstaff, AZ and NASA's Manned Apollo Program.
Lesson 2- Rocketed to the Moon!
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In this lesson students will learn about rocketry by determining and controlling variables and creating graphical and written results. They will interpret and present results to their peers. They will also identify Newton's Laws as they relate to rockets.
Lesson 3- Impact Crater Morphology
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This lesson involves the modeling of impact craters and examination of factors that affect crater morphology (size and structure).
Lesson 4- The Gravitational Force and Your Weight: What's the Connection?
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In this lesson students will solve equations using the universal law of gravitation and compare and contrast the gravitational force on different planetary bodies.
Lesson 5- Relative Size and Distance to the Moon
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Students will create a model of the Earth-Moon system and compute relative size of and distance between them.
Resources

Moon Links Page

Materials in Trunk

Moon Magnets Lesson (PDF, 335 KB) (JPG, 440 KB)

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