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Why does the moon seem to change?
Day 3 Why does the moon seem to change?
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Lesson Objectives The students will:
Make a model to show how the moon reflects sunlight. Know that the moon orbits Earth and that the moon is visible when it reflects light from the sun. Describe how light reflected from the moon looks a little different every day but looks the same again about every 29 days.
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Which of the following is not a moon shape?
Concept Question: Which of the following is not a moon shape? Half Quarter Moon Full Moon Crescent Moon Big Moon
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The moon is a huge ball of rock that moves in an orbit around Earth.
The moon shapes you see The moon is a huge ball of rock that moves in an orbit around Earth.
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It takes nearly one month for the moon to orbit, or travel around Earth.
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seems to shine brightly.
Sometimes, the moon seems to shine brightly.
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But the moon doesn’t give off light of its own light, as stars do.
It reflects light from the sun.
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The moon is always orbiting Earth.
The part you can see of the moon’s lit side changes each night.
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This makes it seem as if the moon’s shape is changing.
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The phases, or shapes you see, change as the moon moves.
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First Quarter Moon Last Quarter Moon Crescent Moon
Full Moon First Quarter Moon Last Quarter Moon Crescent Moon
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Lets take a look at how the moon changes each night for a month
scroll down to Unit D: Weather and Space - Chapter 8 “phases of the moon” and click on that
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The changes follow a pattern that repeats about 29 days.
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Which of the following is not a moon shape?
Concept Question: Which of the following is not a moon shape? Half Quarter Moon Full Moon Crescent Moon Big Moon
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Lesson Objectives The students will:
Make a model to show how the moon reflects sunlight. Know that the moon orbits Earth and that the moon is visible when it reflects light from the sun. Describe how light reflected from the moon looks a little different every day but looks the same again about every 29 days.
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