Lunar and Planetary Institute






The Unknown Moon

June 25-29, 2012

Presented by the NASA Lunar Science Institute
The Lunar and Planetary Institute and
the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Who: High school teachers  

What: A 35-hour, 5 day institute, investigating the Moon

Where: Lunar and Planetary Institute

 

Applications Available Soon

The Institute will:

  • Provide numerous hands-on standards-aligned classroom resources that allow you to bridge content from the Moon to the Earth  and address Texas science content TEKS: AST 7 &14, ESS 5, and multiple science process TEKS
  • Provide tools to address student misconceptions
  • Incorporate authentic inquiry experiences for your students
  • Provide the opportunity to interact with lunar scientists
  • Offer certification to bring lunar samples into your classroom
  • Include a lunar viewing evening with the local astronomical society

Topics include:

  • The lunar polar environment
  • Water at the lunar poles
  • Working in the lunar environment
  • Robotic exploration of the Moon
  • Human missions to the Moon
  • Spectrometry
  • Formation of the Moon
  • Geology of the Moon
  • Moon phases and eclipse

Institute registration is free, and includes lunches. Participants will receive Texas Professional Development credits and out-of-state participants will receive a certificate of completion. Numerous classroom resources and make-and-take activities will be provided.

For further information, contact


Christine Shupla
Lunar and Planetary Institute
3600 Bay Area Boulevard
Houston, TX  77058
281-486-2135, shupla@lpi.usra.edu