Landing Humans on the Moon: Sculpting Lunar Geology

Landing Humans on the Moon: Sculpting Lunar Geology

Learners will compare the Moon to the Earth and collaborate to build a scale model of a portion of the Moon's surface. The purpose of this activity is to teach students about lunar geology and how to choose the best landing site for a human landing system. Pages 6-19 of Landing Humans on the Moon: Sculpting Lunar Geology (Handout) form the contain all the information students will need to complete this activity.

Topics

  • lunar geology
  • NASA
  • MS-ESS2-2
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.2.A
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.RP.A.1
  • Moon landing
  • human space exploration
  • Moon
  • lunar surface
  • planetary geology