Ad Astra:
Using Latin in a Cross-curricular Science Program
MoonLink Links & Literature
This presentation was developed
to accompany a space science unit on the moon which my Latin
I eighth graders were studying in their science class. The answers
to the questions asked in the Ad Astra Worksheets can be found by consulting
the following web sites and resource materials.
Links:
1. Moonlink - for information and lesson plans
for the MoonLink program.
2. NASA - for information about NASA.
3. International Astronomical Union (IAU)
4. Gazetteer - for the gazetteer of the International
Astronomical Union.
5. Windows to the Universe - for a site
called Windows to the Universe that gives detailed histories
of planets, constellations, etc., and the mythological origins
of their names.
6. Space Foundation - for information on Robert
McCall and his art.
7. Brief Bio of Robert McCall
8. Many McCall images, click on small images to see
full size versions.
9. Classical Mythology names for constellations
with myth and stars.
10. Latin Terms for moon features.
11. Map of moon with seas (maria) labeled.
12. The Nine Planets - all planets and their
moons with explanation of mythology of name, pronunciation, etc.
13. The naming of the planet Saturn.
Literature:
The Art of Robert McCall:
A Celebration of Our Future in Space by Robert McCall and Tappan
King, Bantam, 1992.
(ISBN 0-5530-7355-9 The hardback is out of print.) - a beautiful
collection of the paintings mentioned in my presentation and
many others.
To Rise from Earth: An Easy-to-Understand
Guide to Spaceflight by Wayne Lee,
Facts on File, Inc., 1995. (ISBN 0-8160-3353-6) - contains simple
and short explanations of NASA programs and missions, ample pictures
of mission patches, etc.
"The Earth's Moon,"
a National Geographic map, copyright 1976, limited revision September
1995 - a beautiful poster showing both sides of the moon with
the Latin names of all features, the location of lunar mission
landings, a multitude of interesting facts, etc.
