Moon
Resources Page
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Maps and Photographs:
Another map of the Moon (86.7 KB)
Great photographs of the Moon
Clementine images of the Moon
Pages
with some Moon facts:
Star Child: Level
one
Star Child: Level two
Frequently Asked Questions about the Lunar Prospector and the Moon
The physical Moon and its history
Space Academy - Contains a few facts and a quick phases of the moon applet that shows the moon for any day from January 1st, 1990 to December 31st, 2019.
Star Child: Moonlight Madness - an on-line phases of the moon quiz: may be a little advanced for K-3.
Lunar Outreach Services - contains information about the dates and times of New Moons, First Quarters, Full Moons and Last Quarters from 1923-2084.
Phases of the Moon for the current month.
Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures for any date between the years 1800 and 2199.
Windows to the Universe - Almost one dozen myths from different cultures around the world.
Native American Moon Myths:
- Walks All Over the Sky - Tsimshian
- Three Legged Rabbit - Western Rocky
- Coyote and Eagle Steal the Sun and Moon - Zuni
- Boy and the Sun - Hopi
- Sun and her Daughter - Cherokee
- The Fox and the Moon - Snoqualmie
- Coyote as the Moon - Kalispel
Moon Lore - several short myths and legends concerning the Moon.
Man
in the Moon Myths
Why
the Moon is out at Night - A myth written by a 5th grade student from
Pennsylvania.
Moon Mythology - Lists several names of stories about the Moon from different cultures.
Myths and Legends - Contains several myths about several topics concerning several cultures.
The Great
Moon Hoax of 1835
Poem about the Cheese
Moon
Werewolves:
- Legend of the Werewolf
- Werewolves/Lycanthropy
- Werewolf legends from Germany
General Moon and Solar System Pages:
NASA Moon page - information about all NASA and Russian lunar missions, including the Apollo moon landings.
Cheryl Robertson's whole Moon page
Native American Starlore