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Outreach

Collection of activities, materials, and videos of general interest and appropriate for classroom or informal educational settings.

  • Apollo Landing Site Quicktime VR
    QuickTime video views of the Apollo mission landing sites. Hawai’i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii. Appropriate for middle school and above.
  • Educational Posters
    Impact cratering posters from Space Imagery Center, University of Arizona
  • Field Trip Practicums
    Field trips sponsored by the Space Imagery Center, University of Arizona
  • Grover: Geologic Rover
    Video of Grover the Rover at work in the Cinder Lake crater field and provides a moon rover driving lesson.  Astrogeology Science Center, USGS. Appropriate for any age.
  • Maps and Globes
    Download, print, and make your own planetary globes from Astrogeology Science Center, USGS.
  • Meteorite Teaching Kit
    Teaching kit includes meteorite samples, magnets, magnifying glass and booklet.
  • Space Imagery Center
    Video about the Space Imagery Center, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona. Appropriate for middle school and above.
  • Tranquillitatis in Flagstaff Arizona
    Video of converting Cinder Lake, AZ into training ground for Apollo astronauts.  Appropriate for middle school and above.
  • Look Up!
    Educational programming guides to share solar system science and exploration with the public

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