This PowerPoint is one small part of the Astronomy Topics unit from www.sciencepowerpoint.com. This unit consists of a five part 3000+ slide PowerPoint roadmap, 12 page bundled homework package, modified homework, detailed answer keys, 8 pages of unit notes for students who may require assistance, follow along worksheets, and many review games. The homework and lesson notes chronologically follow the PowerPoint slideshow. The answer keys and unit notes are great for support professionals. The activities and discussion questions in the slideshow and meaningful. The PowerPoint includes built-in instructions, visuals, and follow up questions. Also included are critical class notes (color coded red), project ideas, video links, and review games. This unit also includes four PowerPoint review games (110+ slides each with Answers), 38+ video links, lab handouts, activity sheets, rubrics, materials list, templates, guides, and much more. Also included is a 190 slide first day of school PowerPoint presentation. Teaching Duration = 5+ weeks. Areas of Focus in the Astronomy Topics Unit: The Solar System and the Sun, Order of the Planets, Our Sun, Life Cycle of a Star, Size of Stars, Solar Eclipse, Lunar Eclipse, The Inner Planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Craters, Tides, Phases of the Moon, Mars and Moons, Rocketry, Asteroid Belt, NEOs, The Torino Scale, The Outer Planets and Gas Giants, Jupiter / Moons, Saturn / Moons, Uranus / Moons, Neptune / Moons, Pluto's Demotion, The Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud, Comets / Other, Beyond the Solar System, Types of Galaxies, Blackholes, Extrasolar Planets, The Big Bang, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, The Special Theory of Relativity, Hubble Space Telescope, Constellations, Spacetime and much more. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Thanks again and best wishes. Sincerely, Ryan Murphy M.Ed www.sciencepowerpoint@gmail.com

1. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.
Only part that landed back on Earth.
Service Module which
supported the Command
Module with propulsion,
electrical power, oxygen
and water. Just tanks
etc, Astronauts didn’t
enter.

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3. • The Soviet Union (no-longer) took the lead in
the space race putting the first person in orbit.
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Learn more about the space race:
http://www.history.com/topics/space-race

4. • President Kennedy challenged the United
States to put a man on the moon.
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Reading link about the Space Race
and the History of the Apollo
Missions at…
http://teacher.scholastic.com/space
/apollo11/index.htm

5. • Computers weren’t like today back in the early 60’s
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6. • Early Computers
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7. • The Apollo Missions to the moon were
launched by the powerful Saturn V rocket

9. • The Saturn Rocket had many stages.

10. • Anatomy of the Saturn Rocket

11. • Anatomy of the Saturn Rocket

12. • Anatomy of the Saturn Rocket

13. • Anatomy of the Saturn Rocket

14. • Anatomy of the Saturn Rocket

15. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.

16. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.

17. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.

18. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.

19. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.

20. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.
Tightly Packed

21. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.
Only part that landed back on Earth.
Tightly Packed

22. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.
Only part that landed back on Earth.

23. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.
Only part that landed back on Earth.

24. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.
Only part that landed back on Earth.
Service Module which
supported the Command
Module with propulsion,
electrical power, oxygen
and water.

25. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.
Only part that landed back on Earth.
Service Module which
supported the Command
Module with propulsion,
electrical power, oxygen
and water. Just tanks
etc, Astronauts didn’t
enter.

26. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.
Only part that landed back on Earth.
Service Module which
supported the Command
Module with propulsion,
electrical power, oxygen
and water. Just tanks
etc, Astronauts didn’t
enter.
Command module
pilot Michael Collins
stayed behind while
Neil Armstrong and
Buzz Aldrin entered
the lunar module.

27. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.
Only part that landed back on Earth.
Service Module which
supported the Command
Module with propulsion,
electrical power, oxygen
and water. Just tanks
etc, Astronauts didn’t
enter.
Command module
pilot Michael Collins
stayed behind while
Neil Armstrong and
Buzz Aldrin entered
the lunar module.

28. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.
Only part that landed back on Earth.
Service Module which
supported the Command
Module with propulsion,
electrical power, oxygen
and water. Just tanks
etc, Astronauts didn’t
enter.

29. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.
Only part that landed back on Earth.
Service Module which
supported the Command
Module with propulsion,
electrical power, oxygen
and water. Just tanks
etc, Astronauts didn’t
enter.
Hatch between
command module
and lunar module.

30. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.
Only part that landed back on Earth.
Service Module which
supported the Command
Module with propulsion,
electrical power, oxygen
and water. Just tanks
etc, Astronauts didn’t
enter.

31. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.
Only part that landed back on Earth.
Service Module which
supported the Command
Module with propulsion,
electrical power, oxygen
and water. Just tanks
etc, Astronauts didn’t
enter.
The Lunar Module
(LM) Eagle separated
from the command
module

32. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts.
A Command Module with a cabin for the three astronauts.
Only part that landed back on Earth.
Service Module which
supported the Command
Module with propulsion,
electrical power, oxygen
and water. Just tanks
etc, Astronauts didn’t
enter.
The Lunar Module
(LM) Eagle separated
from the command
module

33. • The whole world watched and listened in
suspense.

34. • Activity! Listening to an historic event that
captivated the world. (7:50 minutes in)
–“The Eagle has landed.”
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QS3JSRGk3o

35. The Apollo Missions. Learn more:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo
/missions/index.html

36. • Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed
the first humans on the moon.

37. • Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed
the first humans on the moon.
– Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

38. • Neil Armstrong spent about two and a half
hours outside of the spacecraft.
– Both Armstrong and Aldrin collected lunar
material for the return trip to Earth.

39. • Neil Armstrong spent about two and a half
hours outside of the spacecraft.
– Both Armstrong and Aldrin collected lunar
material for the return trip to Earth.

40. • They also placed scientific experiments and
planted a flag before leaving.

41. • Illustration of Lunar Module Ascent back to
the command module.

42. • Illustration of Lunar Module Ascent back to
the command module.

43. • Illustration of Lunar Module Ascent back to
the command module.

44. • The lunar then approached the command
module.

45. • The lunar then approached the command
module.

46. • The lunar then approached the command
module.

47. • The lunar then approached the command
module.

50. • Activity! (Optional) Recreating the docking.
– Can a student with a cone (LM) dock with a
person holding a safe short pole from across
the room. (Helmet / Safety Needed)
– The LM (teacher’s office chair) only gets three
pushes / changes in direction.

53. • After docking, Armstrong and Aldrin climbed
back through the hatch with cargo to the
command module.

54. • The Eagle's ascent stage was jettisoned into
lunar orbit.

55. • The Eagle's ascent stage was jettisoned into
lunar orbit.

56. • The Eagle's ascent stage was jettisoned into
lunar orbit.
– It crashed somewhere on the moon.

57. • All three astronauts in the command module
attached to the service module began the trip
back to Earth.

58. • The service module was jettisoned and just
the command module would head back to
earth.

59. • The service module was jettisoned and just
the command module would head back to
earth.

60. • The service module was jettisoned and just
the command module would head back to
earth.

62. • This is the heat shield that protected the
Command Module from burning up during the
reentry.

63. • This is the heat shield that protected the
Command Module from burning up during the
reentry.

64. • This is the heat shield that protected the
Command Module from burning up during the
reentry.

65. • Parachutes were deployed and the
Command Module splashed into the Pacific
Ocean.

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2nd

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2nd

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2nd

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2nd

91. • The Apollo Missions

92. • The Apollo Missions
– Ran from 1961 to 1972

93. • The Apollo Missions
– Ran from 1961 to 1972
– Six manned landings on the Moon were achieved.

94. • The Apollo Missions
– Ran from 1961 to 1972
– Six manned landings on the Moon were achieved.
• The Apollo 13 Flight never made it to the moon but
landed safely back on Earth.

95. • The Apollo Missions
– Ran from 1961 to 1972
– Six manned landings on the Moon were achieved.
• The Apollo 13 Flight never made it to the moon but
landed safely back on Earth.
– Apollo 17 was the last flight to the moon.

96. • The Apollo Missions
– Ran from 1961 to 1972
– Six manned landings on the Moon were achieved.
• The Apollo 13 Flight never made it to the moon but
landed safely back on Earth.
– Apollo 17 was the last flight to the moon.
– Apollo also spurred advances such as
telecommunications and computers.

98. • You can now finish this question.

101. • Activity! Visit Google Moon and work on the
Apollo questions from the homework.
http://www.google.com/moon/

102. • Picture of mirror on moon to reflect laser
back to earth.

103. • Picture of mirror on moon to reflect laser
back to earth.

104. • Picture of mirror on moon to reflect laser
back to earth.

105. • Picture of mirror on moon to reflect laser
back to earth.

106. • Picture of mirror on moon to reflect laser
back to earth.

107. • Picture of mirror on moon to reflect laser
back to earth.

108. • Try Again. Try and guess the picture
beneath the boxes.
– Raise your hand when you know. You only
get one guess.
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122. • Activity! Moon Patrol – Classic Video Game
• http://www.webworksllc.com/games/Moon_Patr
ol.cfm

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124. • This Solar System Basics and the Sun lesson is just one
small part of my Astronomy Topics Unit. This unit
includes
• A five part 2,800 Slide PowerPoint Presentation / unit
roadmap full of activities, review questions, games, video
links, materials list, and much more.
• A 13 bundled homework package, modified version, 7
pages of unit notes, 4 PowerPoint Review Games of
100+ slides each, videos, rubrics, and much more that
all chronologically follow the unit slideshow.
• This is a fantastic unit for any Earth Science Class.
• http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Astronomy_Unit.html

126. Areas of Focus in the Astronomy Topics Unit:
The Solar System and the Sun, Order of the Planets, Our Sun, Life Cycle
of a Star, Size of Stars, Solar Eclipse, Lunar Eclipse, The Inner Planets,
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Craters, Tides, Phases of the Moon, Mars
and Moons, Rocketry, Asteroid Belt, NEO’s, The Torino Scale, The Outer
Planets and Gas Giants, Jupiter / Moons, Saturn / Moons, Uranus /
Moons, Neptune / Moons, Pluto's Demotion, The Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud,
Comets / Other, Beyond the Solar System, Types of Galaxies, Black holes,
Extrasolar Planets, The Big Bang, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, The Special
Theory of Relativity, Hubble Space Telescope, Constellations, Age of the
Earth, Time, Earth events in a 12 hour day, Principle of Superposition,
Geologic Timescale, Extinction Events, Dinosaurs, and much more.
Full Unit found at...
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127. • This was a very brief 5 mb tour. Please visit
the links below to learn more about each of
the units in this curriculum package.
– These units take me about four years to complete
with my students in grades 5-10.
Earth Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Geology Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Geology_Unit.html
Astronomy Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Astronomy_Unit.html
Weather and Climate Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Weather_Climate_Unit.html
Soil Science, Weathering, More http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Soil_and_Glaciers_Unit.html
Water Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Water_Molecule_Unit.html
Rivers Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/River_and_Water_Quality_Unit.html
= Easier = More Difficult = Most Difficult
5th – 7th grade 6th – 8th grade 8th – 10th grade

128. Physical Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Science Skills Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Science_Introduction_Lab_Safety_Metric_Methods.
html
Motion and Machines Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Newtons_Laws_Motion_Machines_Unit.html
Matter, Energy, Envs. Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Energy_Topics_Unit.html
Atoms and Periodic Table Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Atoms_Periodic_Table_of_Elements_Unit.html
Life Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Human Body / Health Topics
http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Human_Body_Systems_and_Health_Topics_Unit.html
DNA and Genetics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/DNA_Genetics_Unit.html
Cell Biology Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Cellular_Biology_Unit.html
Infectious Diseases Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Infectious_Diseases_Unit.html
Taxonomy and Classification Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Taxonomy_Classification_Unit.html
Evolution / Natural Selection Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Evolution_Natural_Selection_Unit.html
Botany Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Plant_Botany_Unit.html
Ecology Feeding Levels Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Feeding_Levels_Unit.htm
Ecology Interactions Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Interactions_Unit.html
Ecology Abiotic Factors Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Abiotic_Factors_Unit.html

129. • More Units Available at…
Earth Science: The Soil Science and Glaciers Unit, The Geology Topics
Unit, The Astronomy Topics Unit, The Weather and Climate Unit, and The
Rivers and Water Quality Unit, The Water Molecule Unit.
Physical Science: The Laws of Motion and Machines Unit, The Atoms
and Periodic Table Unit, The Energy and the Environment Unit, and
Science Skills Unit.
Life Science: The Diseases and Cells Unit, The DNA and Genetics Unit,
The Life Topics Unit, The Plant Unit, The Taxonomy and Classification
Unit, Ecology: Feeding Levels Unit, Ecology: Interactions Unit, Ecology:
Abiotic Factors, The Evolution and Natural Selection Unit and The Human
Body Systems and Health Topics Unit
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130. • The entire four year curriculum can be found at...
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contact me with any questions you may have.
Thank you for your interest in this curriculum.
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Ryan Murphy M.Ed
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