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The Rising Earth The earth appears to
rise over the horizon if you are standing on the moon looking back.
The earth has phases looking at it from the moon.
Standing on the moon, the sky always appears dark.
Moon Phases
Essential Question:
What causes the phases of the moon?
Key VocabularyWaning WaxingGibbousCrescentNew Moon
3rd Quarter 1st Quarter Satellite Phases Full Moon
MOON PHASESIN ORDER TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY THE
PHASES…
OBSERVE WHERE THE LIGHT IS SHINING ON THE MOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MOON PHASESLIGHT ON THE RIGHT……
WAXING
APPEARS TO BE GETTING BIGGER.
THINK…WAX ON!!!!
MOON PHASESLIGHT ON THE LEFT……
WANING
APPEARS TO BE GETTING SMALLER
THINK…WANE OFF!!!!
EIGHT PHASES OF THE MOON
NEW MOON WAXING CRESENT 1ST QUARTER WAXING GIBBOUS FULL MOON WANING GIBBOUS 3RD QUARTER WANING CRESCENT
MOON PHASESLIGHT ON THE RIGHT……
Waxing Crescent Waxing Gibbous
MOON PHASESLIGHT ON THE Left……
Waning Crescent Waning Gibbous
MOON PHASESMoon Phase Simulation I
Moon Phase Simulation
Oreo Moon Lab Purpose: To represent each phase of the
moon.
Each group of 4 students needs: 4 Oreo cookies 1 Plastic knife 2 Pieces of paper
Oreo Moon Lab
Procedures: Label paper with each phase of the moon. Carefully remove tops from Oreo’s. Remove filling from some of the Oreos in order to make the
cookie represent each phase. IE. The full moon will have all of the filling on it and the new
moon will have none. Place the Oreo moon in the correct phase position on your
paper. Raise your hand for the teacher to check your moon phases. Once you lab has been checked you may eat the materials. Clean up and begin working on your vocabulary.
Phases of the Moon New moon – occurs when the moon is between the earth
and the sun. The moon cannot be seen from earth. Waxing – After the new moon, the waxing phases begin.
You see more of the illuminated half of the moon each night.
Full moon -- occurs when all of the moons surface facing the earth reflects light.
Waning – After the full moon, the waning phases begin. You see less of the illuminated half of the moon each night.
It takes 29.5 days for the moon to complete its cycle of phases.
Phases of the moon
Waxing Light on right – See more of the Moon every night.
Waning Light on left - See less of the moon every night.
MOON PHASES
MOON QUIZ
DIRECTIONS:
1. TAKE OUT A CLEAN SHEET OF PAPER.
2. PLACE YOUR NAME ON IT.
3. NUMBER #1-9 (SKIP 2-3 LINES)
MOON PHASES
MOON QUIZ – IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING PHASES.#1
MOON PHASES
MOON QUIZ – IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING PHASES….
#2
MOON PHASES
MOON QUIZ – IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING PHASES….
#3
MOON PHASES
MOON QUIZ – IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING PHASES….
#4
MOON PHASES
MOON QUIZ – IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING PHASES….
#5
MOON PHASES
MOON QUIZ – IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING PHASES….
#6
MOON PHASES
MOON QUIZ – IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING PHASES….
#7
MOON PHASES
MOON QUIZ – IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING PHASES….
#8
MOON PHASES
MOON QUIZ – #9
ANSWER THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION.
What causes the phases of the moon?
(1-2 SENTENCES ONLY!!)
The Changing Moon
New Moon
When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, we can’t see it at all.
The Changing Moon
Crescent
All we can see is a thin sliver of Moon
Notice – Waning looks like a C
Waxing Waning
The Changing Moon
Quarter MoonThe Moon has completed ¼ (1st Quarter) or
¾ (3rd Quarter) of its journey around the earth.
1st Quarter rises at noon and sets at midnight.
3rd Quarter rises at midnight and can still be seen the next morning.
Waxing Waning
The Changing Moon
Gibbous
Latin for hump.
Means fat, swollen, or humpbacked.
Gibbous moons are often seen during the day because they are so bright.
Waxing Waning
The Changing Moon
Full Moon
The Sun lights up one half of the Moon. The Moon doesn’t produce light, it
reflects the Sun’s light.
Rises at sundown and sets at sunrise.
Moon Quiz Answers
1. Full Moon
2. New Moon
3. Waning Crescent
4. Waxing Gibbous
5. Waxing Crescent
6. Waning Gibbous
7. First Quarter
8. Third Quarter
MOON PHASES
QUESTIONS…… HOW LONG IS A MOON YEAR? HOW OLD WOULD YOU BE IN MOON
YEARS? IF YOU HAD A 30 INCH VERTICAL
JUMP ON EARTH, HOW HIGH COULD YOU JUMP ON THE MOON?
AND THE ANSWER TO THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION IS:
THE PHASE OF THE MOON DEPENDS ON IT’S POSITION IN ITS ORBIT AROUND THE EARTH.