Field Trip to the Moon: LRO/LCROSS Edition

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite missions will prepare for humans&' return to the moon. The Field Trip to the Moon: LRO/LCROSS Edition includes the activities from the original Field Trip to the Moon guide plus activities relating to these two moon missions. The LRO/LCROSS activities allow participants to explore lunar stratigraphy (caused by lava flows), impact craters, the moon&';s history, spacecraft design in which students build models of the LRO out of edible or non-edible materials, and the future of lunar exploration.