World Space Week
Join educators and space enthusiasts around the world to celebrate World Space Week, Oct. 4-10, 2010. This international event commemorates the beginning of the Space Age with the launch of Sputnik 1 on Oct. 4, 1957.

Astro-Matic 3000
Use the Astro-Matic 3000 to learn how much you would weigh or how old you would be if you lived on another planet. Students also learn facts about each planet.

NASA eClips
NASA eClips™ are short, relevant educational video segments. These videos inspire and engage students, helping them see real world connections.

Resource Guide to the Moon for Educators Available from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
ASP's guide is for educators, amateur astronomers, and everyone who would like to know more about the Earth's only natural satellite.

Local Presenters

Bring lunar scientists and engineers from your local community into your science programs. Don’t be shy (and make sure they understand the age, level of understanding, and lunar needs of your students!)  Find local resources:



Images of Earth's moon are featured on this Moon lithograph. General information, significant dates, interesting facts and brief descriptions of the images are included.

The Moon Fact Sheet shares Moon statistics and challenges students to put the information into context with “brain buster” questions.


Moon Globes and Atlases
Edmund Scientific ($)
Sky and Telescope ($)


Lunar Posters
The Moon Poster with Phases ($)
Phases ($)

A suite of three lunar posters explores the formation of the Moon, how scientists are learning more about its composition, and how the resources on our Moon may support future lunar outposts.


Miscellaneous Lunar Stuff
Telescopes, binoculars, sky guides, videos, software, posters, mugs, calendars, globes, tee-shirts and more.

Astronomical Society of the Pacific ($) Search on "Moon".

Sky and Telescope ($)

Earth and Sky ($)

McDonald Observatory ($)

Lunar and Mars Soil Simulant ($) can be ordered from Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC).

Faces of the Moon ($) The Faces of the Moon Teacher’s Guide is also available to download for free. The teacher’s guide is a resource for teaching lunar phases with the Faces of the Moon book.