View Viewing the Earth and Moon From Outer Space Intro Lesson
Quiz
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Introduction Understanding our world and beyond is necessary
for the development of the awareness of our place within it. Grade
Level - Third Grade Subject - A visual journey into outer space and
a study of the Earth and Moon Learning Objectives Students will
develop a basic knowledge of the moon and its relationship to the
Earth including phases of the moon, gravity, atmosphere and how
humans have traveled into space.
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Our lesson is about traveling to the moon and what we will see
along the way: a very unique and wondrous view of our own Earth and
moon. After the lesson, you will take a quiz on what you have
learned. Click the arrow on the right to go to the next page. Click
the arrow on the left to go back. Click the Earth Button in the top
left hand corner to go back to the beginning of the lesson.
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Lesson: A Journey to the Moon 1. It takes 27.3 hours for the
moon the orbit around the Earth. 2. The moon is about one quarter
the size of Earth. 3. The moon is made up of rocks and dust. 4. The
moon does not have its own light. It reflects the light of the sun.
5. There is no air or life on the moon that we know of. 6. The moon
has very little gravity.
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Full Moon Young Moon Crescent Moon Gibbous or Three quarter
Moon Half Moon In space the moon looks very different than it does
on Earth. On earth, we see parts of the moon lit by the suns light
and other parts in shadow. This changes as the Earth moves around
the sun and moon moves around the Earth. Phases of the Moon
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Traveling Into Outer Space What is Nasa? In 1958, NASA was
created. NASA's mission is to expand frontiers in air and space, to
inspire and serve America, and to benefit the quality of life on
Earth. NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space
Administration. What Has NASA Done? From its start, NASA began to
plan for human spaceflight. The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs
helped NASA learn about flying in space. This led to the first
human landing on the moon in 1969. Right now, NASA is working to
finish the International Space Station.
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Astronauts landed on the moon during the Apollo space missions.
The Lunar module carried the astronauts from the Apollo spacecraft
to the surface of the moon. Six Lunar Modules landed on the dusty
surface of the moon between 1963 and 1972. The first man landed on
the moon in 1963. The astronauts space suit provides air to
breathe. The astronauts boots are heavy enough to prevent them from
floating too far off the surface of moon from a lack of gravity.
Planet Earth as seen from the moon. Landing on the Moon
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1. Earth is 4.6 billion years old. 2. Earth is the third Planet
from the sun. 3. The Earth is not perfectly round. It is flatter at
the North and South poles. Facts about the Earth 4. The Earth is
made of mostly water. 5. The moon is the Earths only satellite. 6.
The Earth makes one rotation each day. 7. The Earth makes one
rotation around The sun each year.
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On Earth, gravity is a force that is always pulling everything
toward the center of the Earth. So no matter where you are on Earth
all objects fall to the ground. The larger the mass an object has
the greater the gravity. The Earth has a large mass and a strong
gravitational field. The moon has less mass and less gravity.
Because of gravity, you will weigh 6 times more on Earth than you
would on the moon. Earths gravity also holds the atmosphere around
the Earth. The atmosphere of the Earth is a thin layer which
contains gases that make up the air that we breathe. Without
gravity the Earths atmosphere would not exist. There is no gravity
in outer space. That is why in outer space the astronauts are
weightless. You have completed the lesson! Follow the links below:
What is Gravity? HomepageRedo LessonTake Quiz
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Quiz Now that you have learned about traveling to the moon, you
are ready for the quiz! Take your time and read the questions
carefully for the correct answers. Click on the click your answer
and if you are wrong, you can go back and try again. If you are
correct you can go to the next question. Remember! You can go back
to the Beginning of this lesson at any time by clicking on the
Earth Button in the top left hand corner of the page. Good Luck!
Click on the rocket ship to begin the Quiz
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The moon is _____ the size of the Earth. 1/41/23/8 Question
#1
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You Did It!! Congratulations! The answer is . Next
Question
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Sorry! Wrong Answer. Try Again!
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Question # 2 How old is the Earth? 2.3 Billion5.7 Billion4.6
Billion
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The answer is 4.6 Billion You Did It!! Congratulations! Next
Question
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Sorry! Wrong Answer. Try Again!
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Question # 3 What is the Earth mostly made of?
WaterPlantsLand
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Next Question The Answer is water You Did It!!
Congratulations!
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Sorry! Wrong Answer. Try Again!
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Question # 4 The Earth is perfectly round. TrueFalse
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Next Question You Did It!! Congratulations! The Answer is
False: The Earth is flatter at the poles.
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Sorry! Wrong Answer. Try Again!
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Question # 5 If you weigh 120 lbs. on the Earth how much will
you weigh on the moon? 30 lbs.40 lbs.20 lbs.
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Next Question You Did It!! Congratulations! The Answer is 20
lbs.
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Sorry! Wrong Answer. Try Again!
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Question #6 How many times has the Lunar Module spacecraft
landed on the moon? One timeThree timesSix times
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Next Page You Did It!! Congratulations! The Answer is six
times
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Sorry! Wrong Answer. Try Again!
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You have completed the quiz! Now you know much more about
traveling into outer space, and are ready for a very special
journey. Just click on the link below: You can also follow links
to: HomepageCitation Page NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis
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Citations: Text: NASA Education
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/what-is-nasa-k4.html
The Moon-Phases of the Moon for Kids
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/time/moon/phases.html Lunar
Science for Kids - How Much Would You Weigh on the Moon
http://lunarscience.arc.nasa.gov/kids/weigh Apollo Lunar Module
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Lunar_Module Moon Facts
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/cannelton/moontree/moon.htm Earth Facts
http://www.earthfacts.net/ Explore Earth
http://www.kidscosmos.org/kid-stuff/earth-facts.html Kidepede
Gravity
http://www.historyforkids.org/scienceforkids/physics/space/gravity.htm
Kids.net AU Gravity http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/gr/Gravity
Discovery Retrospective - Utube
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=213
NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis HDTV - Utube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phWtHUMPGR8&feature=player_detailpage
Video : FindSounds http://www.findsounds.com/ISAPI/search.dll
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Images: Images of the Earth
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=images+of+the+earth&cp
=15&qe=aW1hZ2VzIG9mIHRoZSBl&qesig=IDTT8rJXpLUJIc2tyUdqHA&pkc=AFgZ2tmeZZXK-
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5MMNcU9rPhUARiI8p_0iXoaAHHnMONQ7-eEEoneA&bav=on.1,or.&um=1&ie=UTF-
8&source=univ&sa=X&ei=VRlpTabmM4jdgQehm5DLCg&sqi=2&ved=0CDIQsAQ&biw=1366&
bih=575 Images of the Moon
http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=575&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q
=images+of+the+moon&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g8g-m2&aql=&oqhttp://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=575&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q
=images+of+the+moon&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g8g-m2&aql=&oq=
Images of Astronauts in Space
http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=575&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q
=images+of+astronauts+in+space&aq=5&aqi=g1&aql=&oq=images+of+astronauts