GAM 2018 Blog
- Published: Tuesday, April 10 2018 09:00
By Thilina Heenatigala
Students role playing to show Lunar phase. Credit: IAU astroEDU
The Moon is the Earth’s only natural satellite and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It was formed 4.6 billion years ago. The Moon is in synchronous rotation with Earth meaning the same side is always facing the Earth.
As a celestial object that’s very close to us and integrated in daily lives, our Moon plays a big role. It’s important to understand the behaviour and nature of the Moon. In order to provide high-quality classroom educational activities, IAU’s astroEDU project has curated a ‘Collection’ of activities about our Moon. http://astroedu.iau.org/en/collections/moon/
The collection includes activities for school students to help to understand and inquire about Moon’s features, behaviour, and also includes an activity for students with vision impairment.
Credit: IAU astroEDU
What is astroEDU?
astroEDU makes the best science activities, particularly those with an astronomical, earth or space science focus, accessible to educators around the world. It is an open-access platform for peer-reviewed science education activities where educators can discover, review, distribute, improve, and remix educational activities.
Check more activities at www.iau.org/astroedu
Thilina Heenatigala is an astronomy communicator focused on using astronomy as a tool to communicate and for education. He’s the assistant editor of IAU astroEDU. Follow him on Twitter @ThilinaH and Instagram www.instagram.com/thilinah
