In this activity, children learn through art and science about
the moons of our Solar System. The term ‘Deadly’ comes from the
response of young Irish children who first did this activity.
Moons that look like flying saucers, moons with volcanoes, moons
that explode and shoot frozen water hundreds of kilometres into
space, were considered so awesome they were ‘deadly’. In this
activity children view and then vote for the ‘deadliest moon’.
They then draw that moon from a still image on a screen. The
main objective of Deadly Moons is to combine the goals/methods
of learning through art and science, to foster the skills of
observation and recording the many moons in the solar system and
at the same time stimulate an appreciation of their beauty and
wonder, to inspire children to investigate further the bodies
within our solar system. Deirdre Kelleghan
(http://deirdrekelleghan.net)/UNAWE