Lesson Plan for "Journey to the Moon"

Recommended books for more information related to content found in "Journey to the Moon"

• Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky, Elphinstone Dayrell
• Arrow to the Sun: A Pubelo Indian Tale , Gerlad McDermott
• Sea of Tranquility, Mark Haddon
• Faces of the Moon, Bob Crelin
• Man on the Moon, Anastasia Suen
• The Moon Over Star, Dianna Hutts Aston
• If You Decide to Go to the Moon, Faith McNulty
• Comets, Stars the Moon and Mars, Douglas Florian
• Moontellers: Myths of the Moon from Around the World, Lynn Moroney
• Moonshort, Brian Floca
• Moonbeam Bear, Ulrike Moltgen and Rolf Fanger
• The Sun is My Favorite Star,  Frank Asch
• What the Sun Sees/What the Moon Sees,  Nancy Tafuri
• Who’s There? A Bedtime Shadow Book, Heather Zschock
• Cabbage Moon, Tim Chadwick
• Zoo in the Sky, Jacqueline Mitton
• Zodiac; Celestial Circle of the Sun, Jacqueline Mitton
• Starry Messenger, Peter Sis
• The Moon Seems to Change, Franklyn M. Branley
• Mooncake, Frank Asch
• What the Moon is Like, Franklyn M. Branley
• One World, One Sky, Teaching Guide from Sesame Street

Moon Resources on the Internet:

Visit the online gallery, "Apollo to the Moon":
http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/attm/attm.html

Science  (2005)

Kindergarten
2.) Identify the sun as Earth's source of light and heat.
•  Identifying relationships between light and shadows
•  Predicting the occurence of shadows.
10.) Identify objects observed in the day sky with the unaided eye, including the sun, clouds, moon, and rainbows.

Grade 1
11.) Compare the day sky to the night sky as observed with the unaided eye.

Grade: 2
11.) Identify basic components of our solar system, including the sun, planets, and Earth's moon.

Grade: 3
14.) Describe the position of Earth, the moon, and the sun during the course of a day or month.
•  Describing various forms of technology used in observing Earth and its moon

Social Studies (2004)
Grade 2
3.) Discuss historical and current events within the state and the nation that are recorded in a variety of resources.
Example of historical event: video of Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon

       Created December 12, 2011                                                           Last updated January 24, 2012