1. Birthday Moons By: Lynnette Doty Jodi Hoke Janine Walker Tiffany Woosley

2. Introduction Birthday Moons is a Science Inquiry lesson using the Internet which deals with the Phases of Moon http://drmts.tripod.com/courses/edu355/schedule/moons/plan.htm

3. Objectives Students will recognize and describe the patterns of the moon’s phases Students will generate a birthday moon from their own birth date using given websites Students will predict the moon phase for their next birthday

4. Procedures Students will write about feelings and experiences they have had regarding the moon and recall any stories they have read/heard about the moon Read aloud one of the following: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown Many Moons by James Thurber

5. Discuss the meaning of the word “Phases” Show a diagram of the moon phases to explain that the moon doesn’t always look the same Procedures (Cont’d)

6. Phases of the Moon Earth Full Moon Waning Gibbous Last (Third) Quarter Waning Crescent New Moon Waxing Crescent First Quarter Waxing Gibbous

7. Have students go to the following website: Moon Phases Find out which moon phase appeared on their birthday for the current and previous years Draw what moon looked like on their birthday for the current year Place drawing on class moon graph Internet Travel to the Moon

8. The Four C’s Students will: Calculate ( total pictures in each Phase ) Categorize ( could you divide into different categories ) Compare ( which has the most and which has the least ) Conclude ( interpret data )

9. Assessment Using the “Phases of the Earth’s Moon” worksheet the students will correctly place pictures of moon phases by titles http://drmts.tripod.com/courses/edu355/schedule/moons/cutpaste.htm

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