Do Now: 1. Hand in your gravity lab if you didn’t yesterday HW: Moon Phases worksheet. Lab Practical is Thursday 5/11. Sherlock due 5/22. Do Now: 1. Hand in your gravity lab if you didn’t yesterday 2. In Despicable Me, Gru tried to steal the moon. What would really happen to Earth if our moon was taken?

Scientific Sherlock Q4

May 22nd but you can hand it in beforehand if you finish it early!

The Moon vs. North America

Phases of the Moon Notes

The Moon revolves Earth rotates 29 Earth produce reflects The moon _______ around the _____ and _______ on its own axis. revolves Earth rotates It takes the moon about ___ days to revolve around the _____. 29 Earth The moon does not ______ light (or glow). It _______ light from the sun. produce reflects

Phases of the Moon The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called _______. phases The moon goes through its whole set of phases each time it _______ around _____, that is, about ___ time each month. revolves Earth one

Phases of the Moon Phases are caused by _______ in the _______ of the moon, Earth, and the ___. The phase of the moon you see depends on how much of the _____ side of the moon ____ Earth. changes positions sun sunlit faces

The New Moon away dark week 1 The sun lights the side of the moon facing _____ from Earth. away The side of the moon that faces Earth is _____. dark Start of new moon cycle – _____. week 1

Waxing Crescent lighted side First Week You see more and more of the ______ ____ of the moon. lighted side This is a waxing crescent moon. First Week ______ ____

First Quarter Moon half 1 & 2 You will see ____ of the lighted side of the moon. 1 & 2 Between weeks ____

Waxing Gibbous Second The Moon continues to move. You can see a different picture of the moon. Second ______ Week

Full Moon 2 & 3 You see the whole lighted side of the moon. Between weeks ____.

Waning Gibbous smaller 3 The fraction of the lighted side of the moon that you see starts to get ______ each day. smaller Week ___. 3

Third Quarter half 3 & 4 You can see ____ of the Moon’s lighted side. Between weeks ____.

Waning Crescent crescent 4 new You will see a ________ shape again. Week __ – after this phase, you will see a ___ moon again. new

Moon in My Room Are you up for a challenge?

Moon Phases Song Phases Rap