The Moon

Task

To find out what causes the phases of the moon. You will also be able to define the vocabulary words: rotate, orbit, crater, sun. You will be able to use these words when describing the phases of the moon. Using various websites research to find the answers to questions about the moon.

Process

Go to:

video:nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/moon-101-sci

Watch the video and answer the following question:

1. How many days does it take the moon to travel around the earth?

Go to:

www.wonderville.ca/asset/phases-of-the-moon

2. How many phases of the moon are there?

Go to:

www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/space/moon.html

3. What are craters? How were they made?

4. What are the names of the phases of the moon?

5. What on Earth is effected by the gravitational pull of the Moon?

Go to:

www.planetsforkids.org/moon-moon.html

6. What makes the Moon glow?

7. What does 'waxing' mean?

8. What does 'waning' mean?

9. Could people live on the moon? Why or why not?

Take a quiz:

www.softschools.com/quizzes/science/earths_moon/quiz4251.html

Want to watch some movies and learn more? Go to:

www.neok12.com/Moon.htm

scroll down and watch the movie The Phases of the Moon

Still need some more facts? Go to:

www.coolkidsfacts.com/moon-facts-for-kids

Extra credit - Who was the first person to set foot on the Moon? Did he leave anything beyond? What was it?

Evaluation

You will be evaluated on the completion of all the questions. All questions must be in complete sentences.

Teacher Page

Question answers:

1. How many days does it take the Moon to travel around the earth? about 29 days

2. What effects do the Moon have on the Earth? tides of the oceans

3. How many phases of the Moon are there? 8

4.What are craters? How were they made? deep depressions in the surface, made from meteors, asteriods, and comets

5. What makes the moon glow? Light from the sun - it doesn't make its own light

6. What are the names of the phases of the Moon? New Moon, Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter - starts over

7. What does waxing mean? - growing

8. What does waxing mean? - shrinking

9. Could people live on the Moon? Why or Why not? Probably not - it is airless and waterless

Extra Credit - Neil Armstrong - he left his footprint because there is no wind on the Moon,