1. Why is the moon relevant to our daily lives? How can we find out?

2. Our K-W-L What we Know about the moon? (sample responses) It changes. It revolves around the earth.. A full moon is bright. It is not a planet. Astronauts landed on it. What we Wonder about the moon? Why does it change? How far away from earth is it? How did it get in the sky? Does it really change the way people feel? What is it made of? What we Learned about the moon?

3. To answer our Wonder questions we need to…. (sample responses) Do research to find out how the moon’s light changes. Chart the movement of the moon through the sky each night. Make predictions about how plants and animals behavior is affected by the changes Collect our data carefully Make graphs and models to help display our work Compare our results with others Draw conclusions based on our experiments and research

4. Let’s brainstorm what we think… Plants: Help us breathe Give us shade Are homes for animals Are pretty to look at Give us compost Give animals food Give us food