This paper, presented at the 2002 Physics Education Research Conference, discuss the development of the Lunar Phases Concept Inventory, as well as results from field-testing the instrument at five institutions across the...

This pair of web pages, authored and curated by David P. Stern, describes early calculations of the Earth-Moon distance by Greek astronomers. Using lunar and solar eclipses, the astronomers Aristarchus and Hipparchus...

This site, created by John Walker of Formilab -- Switzerland, allows users to view the earth and moon, and daylight and night regions, from a wide range of viewpoints. These include from the sun, the moon, the earth, at...

This webpage from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) provides an astronaut’s photograph of the moon viewed from the top of the atmosphere. The appearance of the nearly translucent moon is described in...

This product is the teachers guide to a program that allows educators to borrow lunar samples and provides activities and a slide set to support lessons on lunar exploration, geology and history. Materials are available...