1. 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?

2. Scientific Sherlock Q4

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

4. The Moon vs. North America

5. Phases of the Moon Notes

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

11. 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

12. 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
______ ____

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

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

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

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

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

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

20. Moon in My Room
Are you up for a challenge?

21. Moon Phases Song
Phases Rap