CRCT QUESTION Because the moon rotates once for each

revolution around the EarthA. you see some phases more than

other.B. a different side of the moon

faces Earth each day.C. you never see the far side of the

moon. D. the far side of the moon is visible

only during the full moon phase.

CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY

How do you organize a

space party?

You planet

WEEK AT A GLANCEMonday: Work on Part II Tiers

HW: Tier 1 Moons due TOMORROW Tuesday: Review moons and seasons, Last workday on Part II Tiers

HW: Make sure tier 2 is complete Wednesday: Round Robin notes on Tides, Present Commercials

HW: Finish Part II notes-Eclipses Thursday: Review Eclipses, workday on Part III Tiers

HW: Tier 1 Eclipses/tides and study for QUIZFriday: Review for quiz, QUIZ, Workday on Tiers

HW: None

MARCH MADNESS Each class will be

competing against the other classes

At the end, the class that has the best average will win a reward party

Two questions a day All review for the

CRCT!!!!!!! Please number your paper

1-38

March Madness Grade 6

1. Which kind of rock is formed when volcanic lava cools?

A. sedimentary B. metamorphic C. igneousD. magma

March Madness Grade 6

2. When Joe saw the Rocky Mountains for the first time, he exclaimed, "These mountains are much younger than ours back East!" Which feature supports his conclusion that the Rockies were relatively young mountains?

A. They have rounded tops. B. Their sedimentary layers are still exposed.

C. Weathering has not yet hardened the rock

D. They have sharp peaks.

EINSTEIN'S OF THE MONTH

TIER 1 SEASON

ANSWERS

CANDY

TOSS REVIE

W

Rotation of earth takes how long?

What does a Waxing moon mean?

Waning crescent

Name the Phase

Rotation – the actual movement of the Earth spinning on _____________________

In the northern hemisphere we tilt _______________the sun in the summer and vice versa in the winter.

Last quarter

Name the Phase

WHY DO WE ALWAYS SEE THE SAME SIDE OF THE MOON?

Revolution of Earth takes how long?

There are two days each year where there is exactly 12 hours of darkness and 12 hours of light. AND the Sun is directly overhead at the equator at noon. These are called what?

Approximately how long is one moon

cycle?

Waning gibbous

Name the Phase

The ____________is the line that divides day and night on the moon. It always moves from __________ to ___________.

WORKDAY ON

MOON TIERS Important!Tier 1 due

TOMORROW

Tier 2 due WEDNESDAY

Make sure you are following the rubric!!!

Tier 2 is a formative grade…..make sure it’s typed or written in pen

Use your awesome creativity!!!!!

MOON RAFTRole

Writer

Astronaut

Reporter

Audience

Government

Parents

5th grader

FormatJournal

Newspaper article

Cartoon

TopicWhat it was like

when you

traveled to the moon!

BATTLE OF THE

BANDS