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.
Google has teamed up with NASA’s Ames Research Centre in Silicon Valley, California, to create Google Moon to allow people across the Earth to explore the Moon. www.google.co.uk/moon
A suite of teaching resources for primary and secondary schools, developed by the European Space Agency and European Education Resources Offices, themed around designing a moon settlement. www.esa.int/Education/Moon_Camp/Classroom_resources
An interactive web documentary, including interviews and guides. lunarexploration.esa.int/intro
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