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1 Moon Phases

2 Half of the Moon is always lit up by the sun
Half of the Moon is always lit up by the sun. As the Moon orbits the Earth, we see different parts of the lighted area.

3 The revolution of the Moon around the Earth makes the Moon look as if it is changing shape in the sky. 

4 This is caused by the different angles from which we see the lighted part of the Moon's surface.  These are called "phases" of the Moon. 

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6 The Moon passes through four major shapes during a cycle that repeats itself every 29.5 days.  The phases always follow one another in the same order: New moon First quarter Third quarter Full moon

7 New MoonNew Moon The lighted side of the Moon faces away from the Earth.  This means that the Sun, Earth, and Moon are almost in a straight line, with the Moon in between the Sun and the Earth.  The Moon that we see looks very dark

8 New Moon

9 First Quarter Moon The right half of the Moon appears lighted and the left side of the Moon appears dark.  During the time between the New Moon and the First Quarter Moon, the part of the Moon that appears lighted gets larger and larger every day, and will continue to grow until the Full Moon.

10 First Quarter Moon

11 Third (Last) Quarter Moon
Sometimes called Third Quarter.  The left half of the Moon appears lighted, and the right side of the Moon appears dark.  During the time between the Full Moon and the Last Quarter Moon, the part of the Moon that appears lighted gets smaller and smaller every day. It will continue to shrink until the New Moon, when the cycle starts all over again.

12 Third Quarter Moon

13 Full Moon The lighted side of the Moon faces the Earth.  This means that the Earth, Sun, and Moon are nearly in a straight line, with the Earth in the middle.  The Moon that we see is very bright from the sunlight reflecting off it.

14 Full Moon

15 There are also four other phases of the Moon sometimes used.

16 ("Waxing" means increasing, or growing larger.)
Waxing Crescent Moon This Moon can be seen after the New Moon, but before the First Quarter Moon.  The crescent will grow larger and larger every day, until the Moon looks like the First Quarter Moon. ("Waxing" means increasing, or growing larger.)

17 Waxing Crescent Moon

18 Waxing Gibbous Moon This Moon can be seen after the First Quarter Moon, but before the Full Moon.  The amount of the Moon that we can see will grow larger and larger every day.  ("Waxing" means increasing, or growing larger.)

19 Waxing Gibbous Moon

20 Waning Gibbous Moon This Moon can be seen after the Full Moon, but before the Last Quarter Moon.  The amount of the Moon that we can see will grow smaller and smaller every day. ("Waning" means decreasing, or growing smaller.)

21 Waning Gibbous Moon

22 ("Waning" means decreasing, or growing smaller.)
Waning Crescent Moon This Moon can be seen after the Last Quarter Moon and before the New Moon.  The crescent will grow smaller and smaller every day, until the Moon looks like the New Moon. ("Waning" means decreasing, or growing smaller.)

23 Waning Crescent Moon

24 Moon Videos W e will watch a few videos about the phases of the moon

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27 Class Moon Activity In your group, draw a picture of the assigned moon
Class Moon Activity In your group, draw a picture of the assigned moon. As a class, we will put them in order around the Earth

28 Making Meaning Conference
What causes day and night to occur? Would I see the moon in the same phase in both China and America? WHY?? Draw a diagram of a lunar eclipse When are seasons more extreme? An equinox or solstice? Explain your reasoning. Why are fall and spring less extreme in temperature than summer or winter?

29 Vocabulary Add these Vocab words into your glossary! Local Noon
Rotation Axis Moon Eclipse

30 Videos E16-D61F-4B63-AE2C- 0D5206F339BB&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US 326A-36AB-47BF-9CC7- 77BE8EB7589A&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US 66E ABD-96D8- C5149B2E69AC&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US Check out United Streaming and search Earths Rotation, there's tons of cool videos!!

31 Claims and Evidence

32 Line of Learning Go back to your line of learning.
What information do you have in your line of learning that you think that all classmates should also include?

33 Conclusion My observations and the evidence found did or did not support my prediction because of…

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