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We’re going to the Moon Apollo-style. I’ll bring the Lego…
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We’re going to the Moon Apollo-style. I’ll bring the Lego…

This is Ali’s beginners guide to the Moon landings with the added help of his Lego Saturn V. It focuses on the ‘how’ of getting to the Moon and back again. Please feel free to like/share/pass on to anyone who might be interested! Alastair is currently an astronomer at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh.

Paxi and our Moon: Phases and Eclipses
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Paxi and our Moon: Phases and Eclipses

In this short animation Paxi, the friendly alien from Space, explores our moon. Paxi looks at the orbit of the Moon and explains the phases of the moon as seen from the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The animation also highlights key concepts related to the moon and demonstrates how solar and lunar eclipses occur. www.stem.org.uk/rxfmuv

Diameter of the Moon
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Diameter of the Moon

In this activity, students use similar triangles to estimate the diameter of the moon. www.stem.org.uk/rx353c

The Rotating Moon
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The Rotating Moon

This animated clip explains how we always see the same side of the Moon and that the Moon used to spin much faster and has since become gravitationally tidally locked to the Earth. This is the case with most moons within the solar system. www.stem.org.uk/rx33u7