In this lesson, students use their knowledge of moon phases to build a calendar they can use to find out when and where to see each phase of the Moon throughout the year. Calendar for 2023 now available for download!

Students use the Danjon Scale of Lunar Eclipse Brightness to illustrate the range of colors and brightness the Moon can take on during a total lunar eclipse.

Students use a paper plate to make a model that explains why lunar eclipses don’t occur during every full moon.

Students use math concepts related to transits to discover real-world data about Mercury, Venus and planets outside our solar system.

Students use mobile devices to measure the impact a solar eclipse has on the energy received at Earth’s surface.

Students learn about the phases of the moon by acting them out.

In this illustrated problem set, students use the mathematical constant pi to solve real-world science and engineering problems related to craters on Mars, a total solar eclipse, a daring orbit about Saturn, and the search for habitable worlds.

Students learn about scale models and distance by creating a classroom-size Earth-Moon system.

Students use the mathematical constant pi to measure the approximate size of the shadow that will fall on Earth during a total solar eclipse.