Moon Phases Calendar

By: Erin Dorsey

Objective

The second grade students will create a calendar of the moon phases using the

software Microsoft Excel, the World Wide Web, and clip art to meet the expectations

provided on the rubric.

Materials

Computers with Microsoft Excel and the internet

Student science journal with daily log of what the moon looked like as they observed it over the month.

Blank Calendar for rough drafts Pre made folder with moon pictures Example moon phases calendar Grading Rubric

Introduction (day 1)

Review with students the phases of the moon. Ask what the phases are, what order they come in, etc.

Then have students get out their science journal where they have observed and recorded the

phases of the moon for the past month.

Modeling (day 1) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1 2 3

4 Wayning Gibbous 5 6 7 8 Full Moon 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 Waxing Gibbous 19 20 21 Waxing Crescent22 23 New Moon 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

May-09

Rubric

Teacher Name: Erin Dorsey

Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1Spelling and Capitalization

Spelling and capitalization were checked by another student and are correct throughout.

Spelling and capitalization were checked by another student and were mostly correct .

Spelling and capitalization were mostly correct, but were not checked by another student.

There were many spelling and capitalization errors.

Content/Facts Facts were accurate for all events reported on the timeline.

Facts were accurate for almost all events reported on the timeline.

Facts were accurate for most (~75%) of the events reported on the timeline.

Facts were often inaccurate for events reported on the timeline.

Graphics All graphics are effective and balanced with text use.

All graphics are effective, but there appear to be too few or too many.

Some graphics are effective and their use is balanced with text use.

Several graphics are not effective.

Dates An accurate, complete date has been included for each event.

An accurate, complete date has been included for almost every event.

An accurate date has been included for almost every event.

Dates are inaccurate and/or missing for several events.

Software Learning The student knows how to use the software and can accurately and clearly answer almost any question

The student knows how to use the software and can accurately and clearly answer many questions related to

The student knows how to use some parts of the software and can accurately and clearly answer a few questions related

The student does not appear to know how to use the software without assistance.

Date Created: Jun 03, 2009 03:35 pm (CDT)

Timeline : Moon Phases Calendar

Independent Work (day 1)

Students work with partner to complete the rough draft calendar using their observation

notes.

Closure (day 1)

With the remaining time, we will share just a few of the rough draft calendars to make sure everyone is complete and has the correct

days with the correct phases.

Introduction (day 2)

Have students look at their rough draft calendars from the day before to see if there are any changes

that need to be made before they go to the computer lab. .

Modeling (day 2) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1 2 3

4 Wayning Gibbous 5 6 7 8 Full Moon 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 Waxing Gibbous 19 20 21 Waxing Crescent22 23 New Moon 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

May-09

Rubric

Teacher Name: Erin Dorsey

Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1Spelling and Capitalization

Spelling and capitalization were checked by another student and are correct throughout.

Spelling and capitalization were checked by another student and were mostly correct .

Spelling and capitalization were mostly correct, but were not checked by another student.

There were many spelling and capitalization errors.

Content/Facts Facts were accurate for all events reported on the timeline.

Facts were accurate for almost all events reported on the timeline.

Facts were accurate for most (~75%) of the events reported on the timeline.

Facts were often inaccurate for events reported on the timeline.

Graphics All graphics are effective and balanced with text use.

All graphics are effective, but there appear to be too few or too many.

Some graphics are effective and their use is balanced with text use.

Several graphics are not effective.

Dates An accurate, complete date has been included for each event.

An accurate, complete date has been included for almost every event.

An accurate date has been included for almost every event.

Dates are inaccurate and/or missing for several events.

Software Learning The student knows how to use the software and can accurately and clearly answer almost any question

The student knows how to use the software and can accurately and clearly answer many questions related to

The student knows how to use some parts of the software and can accurately and clearly answer a few questions related

The student does not appear to know how to use the software without assistance.

Date Created: Jun 03, 2009 03:35 pm (CDT)

Timeline : Moon Phases Calendar

Independent Work (day 2)

Students will independently create their moon phase poster using the provided rubric. As students are working direct them to double

check their calendar with the calendar presented on the website

http://www.tutiempo.net/en/moon/phases_5_2009.htm

Closure (day 2)

With the remaining time, we will share just a few of the calendars that the students created.