Moon Globe
Science Teachers, this is your opportunity to develop your knowledge of how to teach astronomy in an exciting and engaging manner! Check out this week's cool tool I found! Moon Globe.
It is free through your iPad or iPhone and you must download from iTunes store.
The multi-touch screen allows you to manipulate the view of your choice, spinning above the surface, or switching to Telescope mode to see the Moon as it appears from your location on Earth. You may adjust the time and watch the sunlight shift over the lunar landscape. A "tag cloud" floats just above the surface, labeling terrain features and spacecraft; touch any label to find out more about that feature. Moon Globe also shows you where the Moon and Sun are in the sky with its dynamic sky compass.
Just to share, Spacecraft includes:
Apollo 11 – The first manned landing on the moon
Apollo 12 - Second manned landing on the moon
Luna 16 - The first robotic probe to return a sample from the moon
Each of these lists the position, hyperlink giving useful information which would allow for students to further their research and learn history as well. It may be very useful and rewarding to see how well this engaged the students and helped reinforce their understanding of how the Moon phases change. Science Teachers, this is your opportunity to develop your knowledge of how to teach astronomy in an exciting and engaging manner! Can anyone else think of different ways on utilizing this tool? If so, please share.
We have Space Camp sessions coming up soon as this will be our 2nd Annual year giving out free scholarships to students who will be going to Space Academy in Alabama.
This sophisticated astronomy simulation is FREE on certain devices. iPad and Android were free, while Microsoft has it for 99 cents. Learn about Earth's Moon and wow your students and colleagues!
It is free through your iPad or iPhone and you must download from iTunes store.
The multi-touch screen allows you to manipulate the view of your choice, spinning above the surface, or switching to Telescope mode to see the Moon as it appears from your location on Earth. You may adjust the time and watch the sunlight shift over the lunar landscape. A "tag cloud" floats just above the surface, labeling terrain features and spacecraft; touch any label to find out more about that feature. Moon Globe also shows you where the Moon and Sun are in the sky with its dynamic sky compass.
Just to share, Spacecraft includes:
Apollo 11 – The first manned landing on the moon
Apollo 12 - Second manned landing on the moon
Luna 16 - The first robotic probe to return a sample from the moon
Each of these lists the position, hyperlink giving useful information which would allow for students to further their research and learn history as well. It may be very useful and rewarding to see how well this engaged the students and helped reinforce their understanding of how the Moon phases change. Science Teachers, this is your opportunity to develop your knowledge of how to teach astronomy in an exciting and engaging manner! Can anyone else think of different ways on utilizing this tool? If so, please share.
We have Space Camp sessions coming up soon as this will be our 2nd Annual year giving out free scholarships to students who will be going to Space Academy in Alabama.
This sophisticated astronomy simulation is FREE on certain devices. iPad and Android were free, while Microsoft has it for 99 cents. Learn about Earth's Moon and wow your students and colleagues!
To your left is a video and to the right is our flyer that was used this year to promote Space Camp.
Source: Moon Globe., University of Illinois Extension