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Man in the Moon A Children's Drawing Activity
Originally created to help celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Apollo 11, this drawing activity asks but one simple question. What do we see when we look at the Moon? Throughout the ages, the surface features of the Moon have stimulated the imaginations of many nighttime observers. Dozens of familiar shapes have been located among the craters and plains of the lunar surface. The most famous and most recognized is, of course, the "Man in the Moon". With this activity, students are encouraged to use their imaginations to locate their own familiar shapes on the Moon's surface. Then they learn about the various lunar surface features that help to inspire those fantastic images and shapes. Download and print out the lesson plans below to use in your classroom. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to use the files. Download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader
Lesson Plan Part I (136k PDF)		Lesson Plan Part II (864k PDF)
30th Anniversary of Apollo 11, September 1999
For more information about this activity, email obrienj@si.edu