What causes the phases of the moon? E.ST.05.22: Explain the phases of the moon.

Write down everything in yellow. CO: I can explain why the moon appears to go through eight different phases in sky. You are about to create a R.A.N. chart in your science notebook to discuss what we already know about tides and make predictions about what we might learn.

RAN Chart for the Moon

Video Break If in a time crunch, please watch the first 7 minutes and 16 seconds of the following video in order to gain a little more insight into the moon’s phases. Additionally, you may consider watching the whole video if time allows to learn a plethora of moon facts. After watching the video, please go back and take a moment to update your RAN chart.

RAN Chart for the Moon

Reading from the Text What is the Moon Like? “The Moon is Earth’s nearest neighbor---”only” 384,000 km (240,000 mi) away. However, the Moon is not like Earth. These is no water to drink, no air to breathe. There is no weather, either. Without an atmosphere and oceans to trap and circulate heat, temperatures change greatly during a lunar day. With the Sun overhead, temperatures climb to over 123 degrees Celsius. During the lunar night, temperatures can drop to -110 degrees Celsius or lower. At the Moon’s shaded south pole, temperatures can drop to -233 degrees Celsius. ” (McGraw D10).

Write down the following questions…then let’s go back and reread to find the answers What Is the Moon Like? How are the Earth and the Moon different? (skip 4 lines) What happens to temperatures during the lunar day? The next slide will reopen the paragraph the class just read.

Reading from the Text What is the Moon Like? “The Moon is Earth’s nearest neighbor---”only” 384,000 km (240,000 mi) away. However, the Moon is not like Earth. These is no water to drink, no air to breathe. There is no weather, either. Without an atmosphere and oceans to trap and circulate heat, temperatures change greatly during a lunar day. With the Sun overhead, temperatures climb to over 123 degrees Celsius. During the lunar night, temperatures can drop to -110 degrees Celsius or lower. At the Moon’s shaded south pole, temperatures can drop to -233 degrees Celsius. ” (McGraw D10).

Textbook “The Moon has a rocky surface. With a telescope you can see its surface features. These include dark-colored regions called maria. Maria is Latin for “seas.” In the past, people thought these areas were oceans. The maria are really dry, flat land surrounded by mountains and ridges. Much of the Moon’s surface is covered with huge dents, called craters. Some craters have trails of rock and dust extending out from them. The trails reflect sunlight and look like rays coming out of the crater. “ (McGraw D10)

Write down the following questions…then let’s go back and reread to find the answers What is the moon’s surface like? (skip 4 lines) 4. Why does the moon look like it is shining? The next slide will reopen the paragraph the class just read.

Textbook “The Moon has a rocky surface. With a telescope you can see its surface features. These include dark-colored regions called maria. Maria is Latin for “seas.” In the past, people thought these areas were oceans. The maria are really dry, flat land surrounded by mountains and ridges. Much of the Moon’s surface is covered with huge dents, called craters. Some craters have trails of rock and dust extending out from them. The trails reflect sunlight and look like rays coming out of the crater. “ (McGraw D10)

Textbook “At the same time the Earth is revolving, or orbiting, around the Sun, the Moon is revolving around Earth. The Moon rotates on its axis once in the time it takes to orbit once around Earth. That means that the same side of the Moon is always facing the Earth. However, the Moon seems to change shape, or phase, from day to day.” (McGraw D10) Click Video Link

Write down the following questions…then let’s go back and reread to find the answers 5. Why do we always see the same side of the sun? The next slide will reopen the paragraph the class just read.

Textbook “At the same time the Earth is revolving, or orbiting, around the Sun, the Moon is revolving around Earth. The Moon rotates on its axis once in the time it takes to orbit once around Earth. That means that the same side of the Moon is always facing the Earth. However, the Moon seems to change shape, or phase, from day to day.” (McGraw D10) Click Video Link

Textbook How to Moon Phases Happen? “The light of the Moon comes from the Sun’s rays striking it. Half of the Moon always faces the Sun, while the other half is in darkness. As the Moon travels around the Earth we see different amounts of the lighted half. These are known as the Moon’s phases. The phase we see depends on where the Moon is in relation to Earth and the Sun. It takes the Moon 29.5 days to complete all of its phases.” (McGraw D10)

Write down the following questions…then let’s go back and reread to find the answers 6. Why does the moon look like it is shining? (skip 4 lines) 7. What do you think a definition for moon phases could be? The next slide will reopen the paragraph the class just read.

Textbook How to Moon Phases Happen? “The light of the Moon comes from the Sun’s rays striking it. Half of the Moon always faces the Sun, while the other half is in darkness. As the Moon travels around the Earth we see different amounts of the lighted half. These are known as the Moon’s phases. The phase we see depends on where the Moon is in relation to Earth and the Sun. It takes the Moon 29.5 days to complete all of its phases.” (McGraw D10)

Please draw and label the phases of the moon

RAN Chart for the Moon Reflecting Back