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Standards & elements

• S6E2. Students will understand the effects of the relative positions of the earth, moon and sun.
• a. Demonstrate the phases of the moon by showing the alignment of the earth, moon, and sun.
• b. Explain the alignment of the earth, moon, and sun during solar and lunar eclipses.

Check what you know: Does the Moon orbit the Earth? The Earth takes a year to orbit around the Sun. What about the Moon? Does it orbit the Earth? Circle the answer you think best describes the motion of the Moon. A. The Moon orbits the Earth about once a day. B. The Moon orbits the Earth about once a week. C. The Moon orbits the Earth about once a month. D. The Moon orbits the Earth about once a year. Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy pg 99

It takes 29.5 days for

the moon to revolve around the Earth and we always see that

same side of the

moon. (We never see the back side) INTRODUCTION

How big is the Moon?

• Wall-e Learns about Proportions

Summary from the Clip

How big is the moon? If Earth were a

basketball, the Moon would be a

baseball.

Check what you know: Seeing the Moon How often have you looked up into the sky and seen the Moon? Put an X next to all the times when you think you can go outside and see the Moon. ____ in the morning ____ at noon ____ in the middle of the afternoon ____ in the evening before sunset ____ in the evening after sunset ____ at midnight Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy pg 91

What do we see?

The Phases of the Moon

• New moon: (0% None reflected light)
• Crescent: ( 1 - 49% partly but less than one- half illuminated by direct sunlight.)

– Quarter: (50% half)

Draw it Draw it! Draw it!

B. Phases of the Moon (Draw what the phase looks like in the boxes provided)

1. New Moon - earth cannot see any part of the moon (lasts one day)
2. Waxing Crescent - waxing means moon’s face is growing (lasts several days)
3. First quarter - right half of moon’s face is visible (lasts for only one day)
4. Waxing gibbous - more than 1/2 of moon’s face is visible (lasts several days)
5. Full moon – all of the moon’s face is visible (last for one day)
6. Waning gibbous - (last for several days)
7. Last quarter or Third quarter - left half of face is visible (lasts for only one day)
8. Waning crescent - waxing means moon’s face is shrinking (last for several days) New Moon

Why all the crazy words for the moon phases? (Moon phase vocabulary) Most of these words are based in Latin or Greek (those dudes way back when that started doing science and observing space!) CRESCENT - Arc shape: a curved shape like a “C”.

• GIBBOUS - think bulging outward or swollen for those two “b”s in the middle of the word. This shape is bigger than half, but less than full. WAXING- Think “Wax On” from Karate Kid. It means getting bigger. Light is being “added ” and the moon is looking bigger each day. WANING- It means getting smaller. Since we say “Way-ning”…. I think of it as “going AWAY”. Moon appears to be “shrinking” each day.

Check what you know: Crescent Moon When there is a crescent Moon in the night sky, how much of the entire Moon’s spherical surface is actually lit by the Sun? Circle the answer that best matches your thinking. A. Quarter or less of the entire Moon B. Half of the entire Moon C. Three quarters of the entire Moon D. The entire Moon Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy pg 127

Check what you know: Moon Phase and Solar Eclipse During a solar eclipse the Moon appears to completely cover the Sun. What phase is the Moon in just before and after a solar eclipse? Circle the answer that best matches your thinking. A. Full Moon B. New Moon C. First quarter Moon D. Last quarter Moon E. It can be any phase. Now, draw a diagram of where the Earth, Moon and Sun will be during a SOLAR eclipse. Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy pg 109

Cause: The moon

passes between the

sun and the Earth.

Effect: The moon blocks out the sun. Does a large area of the Earth see a total solar eclipse? How do you know?

Solar Eclipse