1. Moon Phases Get ready for 2 hours and 45 minutes of moon phases

2. 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. http://www.nasm.si.edu/apollo30th/moontheater/phasepage2.html

3. The revolution of the Moon around the Earth makes the Moon look as if it is changing shape in the sky. 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. http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/birthdayphases.htm

4. http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/ lunar/why_phases.gif

5. 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

6. New 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

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

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

11. 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.) http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/birthdayphases.html

12. 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.) http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/birthdayphases.html

13. 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.) http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/birthdayphases.html

14. 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.) http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/birthdayphases.html

15. http://www.opencourse.info/astronomy/introduction/04.motion_moon/moon_phases.gif

16. Waxing & Waning http://www.nasm.si.edu/apollo30th/moontheater/phasepage4.html

18. Moon Phase Story-Story of Luna New Moon — Luna earns a new job... Waxing Crescent — where she is asked to wax the crescent. First Quarter — Her boss is pleased so she earns her first quarter. Waxing Gibbous — Her next job is to wax the gibbous. Full Moon — Again, the boss is pleased, so she earns her first full paycheck. Waning Gibbous — Then she gets lazy. She begins to wane the gibbous. Last Quarter — So the boss says, "You're fired. This is your last quarter. Finish the job and leave." Waning Crescent — She wanes the crescent before leaving... New Moon — to find a new job.

19. Make Your Own Story!

20. Moon Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ5vty8f9Xc Complete the review worksheet Get together with a group of 3 to come up with another “Luna” story/song/poem for memorizing the moon phases! Presentation today, you have 30 minutes to come with a story

21. Tides Rise and fall of water levels in the ocean caused by moon’s gravity We experience high and low tides every day (2 of each per day; about 6 hrs per tide) BUT spring tides (really high) and neap tides(really low) are caused by position of the moon every moon cycle Spring-neap-spring-neap (2 of each/month)

22. Oreo Lab You will work in your in your group of 3 to diagram the phases of the moon with oreos

23. Oreo Lab Make sure to draw in your sun and label each moon phase DO NOT EAT YOUR OREOS until your diagram has been approved When you have been signed off, staple everyone’s papers together and submit to the back

24. MOON QUIZ!! http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChi ld/solar_system_level2/moonlight.html

25. Quiz