Thursday 5/10/18 Notebook Entry: Does the moon rotate? Does the moon revolve and have an orbit? If so what object is it revolving around?

Two Sides of the Moon: Near Side and Far Side What does the far side of the moon look like? How do you know this?

Which one is which? Near Side Far Side

Near Side of the Moon

Far Side of the Moon

Key Question If we know that when we stand anywhere on Earth we only see one side of the moon, does the moon rotate on its axis?

Moon Motion & Pennies

Synchronous Rotation of Moon

Exit Ticket What causes the moon to look different in the sky?

What kind of motion does the moon have in space? Rotates on its axis once in 27.3 Earth days Revolves around the Earth once in 27.3 Earth days Synchronized Rotation = length of time for 1 rotation is equal to length of time for 1 revolution. Must be synchronized for us to only see one side of the Moon from Earth.

How do we know the length of rotation and revolution is 27 How do we know the length of rotation and revolution is 27.3 Earth days?

Thursday 5/5/16 Notebook Entry: Enrico and Leah live in opposite hemispheres. Enrico lives in Santiago, Chile, which is in the Southern Hemisphere. Leah lives in New York City which is in the Northern Hemisphere. They both gazed at the Moon on the same evening. Enrico noticed there was a full Moon when he looked up. What do you predict Leah saw when she looked up into the sky from her location? A – New Moon B- Crescent Moon C- Half Moon D – Gibbous Moon E- Full Moon Provide an explanation for your answer. How did you decide what the Moon would look like in opposite hemispheres?

Earth and Moon in motion

What causes the moon to look different each night? rises in the East and sets in the West due to Earth’s rotation rises at different times due to where moon is in its orbit half of the moon is always illuminated by the sun. we are only able to see certain portions of the illuminated half So the moon has a different look throughout its orbit The Earth’s Moon What cause moonlight? What kind of motion does the moon have? What causes the moon to look different each night?

Lesson 4: Eclipses Read and do pages. 25-27

Please get your book and open it to pg. 22. Friday 4/17/15 No Notebook Entry Please get your book and open it to pg. 22.

Copy this week’s schedule into your assignment notebook. Notebook Entry: Enrico and Leah live in opposite hemispheres. Enrico lives in Santiago, Chile, which is in the Southern Hemisphere. Leah lives in New York City which is in the Northern Hemisphere. They both gazed at the Moon on the same evening. Enrico noticed there was a full Moon when he looked up. What do you predict Leah saw when she looked up into the sky from her location? A – New Moon B- Crescent Moon C- Half Moon D – Gibbous Moon E- Full Moon Provide an explanation for your answer. How did you decide what the Moon would look like in opposite hemispheres?

Going Through A Phase Carefully read the different explanations for what causes moon phases. On a separate piece of paper write your answer in a complete paragraph. Topic Sentence Details Closing Sentence Turn in your answer when you are done. Begin working on your homework: read and do pgs. 25-27