2. The Moon By Isabella Bozik, and Chris D’Erasmo

3. Intro Our group decided that we wanted do THE MOON. Everything we could possibly think of and put it in this PowerPoint. We didn’t want to pick a separate subject we wanted to THE MOON……. So here it is……………

4. When was the moon formed? How exactly was the moon formed? Well………… A long time ago, it is believed, that a huge mass struck Earth, flying millions of pieces into space. But, those pieces got caught in earth’s gravitational pull and soon the pieces formed into what is now the moon. Because of that struck, the moon has a tilted axis, which gives us the phases of the moon. Did you know that the moon is 4.5 billion years old?

5. First Expedition to the Moon The space craft launched on the 16 th of July, the name of the space craft was called Apollo 11, (A.K.A The EAGLE) They landed 4 days later on July 20 th, 1969 On the space craft was Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. Neil Armstrong was the first man on the Moon. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” –Neil Armstrong

6. Phases Phases of the moon are cause by the placement of the moon, the sun, and the position of which earth is in. New moon- Where you cannot see the moon. 1 st Quarter/ Crescent- Beginning of the moon cycle Waxing- When the moon’s shape starts to grow Full Moon- When you see the entire moon. Waning- When the moon gets smaller Second Quarter/Crescent- Almost a new moon Cycle Continues endlessly Full Moon

7. The Eclipses There are 3 types of Eclipses. Total Eclipse- Blocks the whole sun except for a halo (a corona). Annular Eclipse- When the moon is at a far point in its orbit of Earth. Total Lunar Eclipse- Moon moves in Earth’s shadow.

8. Ancient Beliefs and perspectives The Moon is the main source of many myths and folktales of the past. The Europeans believed to have seen a man on the surface of the moon. The Hawaiians saw a woman on the surface of the moon. And the Myans saw a rabbit. Many people back then believed that werewolves changed under a full moon. They also believed that if you slept outside under a full moon that you would turn into a “lunatic”. Luna is Latin for moon

9. Ancient beliefs and perspectives (Cont’d) Many religions believed that the moon was either a god or goddess. Egyptians believed that the moon was the god Khansu. Aztecs believed it was Metztli (goddess of night). The Greeks believed that it was Selene goddess of the moon.

10. Quick Facts The first Sci-Fi movie was called “A Trip to The Moon”. It was only 14 minutes long and made in 1902. The Moon is in many famous paintings, like “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gough. Greek goddess Selene is known for being the moon, That is why a branch of astronomy in called selenology.

11. How the Moon Affects Earth One reason that the moon affects Earth is the tides. How the moon affects the tides is because of the placement of the Sun, Moon, and Earth. It is because of the gravitational pull of all of them which make tides on Earth’s shores.

12. Famous Moon Based Art Many songs include the moon some are…… Blue Moon Moon Over Miami By the Light of the Silvery Moon A Famous book that many of you might know… Good Night Moon; By Margaret Wise Brown One painting………… Vincent Van Gough’s Starry Night

13. The First Mammal in Space The first mammal is space was a dog. It was Laika, a dog sent in to space by Russia. She was born in 1954, and died November 3 rd 1957. It only survived for a couple of days in space, before she died of hunger. She rode in Sputnik 2

14. NASA NASA stands for……… National Aeronautics and Space Administration What is NASA? NASA is a space incorporation that provides material and launches for space explorations.

15. A Famous Quote From A Famous Person “ I like to think that the moon is there even if I'm not looking at it”, Albert Einstein

16. Thanks For Watching! Thanks for watching our presentation! I hope you enjoyed and learned some facts along the way! From, Christopher and Isabella

17. Kids Discover; Moon google.com/images wikipedia.com/moon