The Rising Earth The earth appears to

rise over the horizon if you are standing on the moon looking back.

The earth has phases looking at it from the moon.

Standing on the moon, the sky always appears dark.

Moon Phases

Essential Question:

What causes the phases of the moon?

Key VocabularyWaning WaxingGibbousCrescentNew Moon

3rd Quarter 1st Quarter Satellite Phases Full Moon

MOON PHASESIN ORDER TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY THE

PHASES…

OBSERVE WHERE THE LIGHT IS SHINING ON THE MOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MOON PHASESLIGHT ON THE RIGHT……

WAXING

APPEARS TO BE GETTING BIGGER.

THINK…WAX ON!!!!

MOON PHASESLIGHT ON THE LEFT……

WANING

APPEARS TO BE GETTING SMALLER

THINK…WANE OFF!!!!

EIGHT PHASES OF THE MOON

NEW MOON WAXING CRESENT 1ST QUARTER WAXING GIBBOUS FULL MOON WANING GIBBOUS 3RD QUARTER WANING CRESCENT

MOON PHASESLIGHT ON THE RIGHT……

Waxing Crescent Waxing Gibbous

MOON PHASESLIGHT ON THE Left……

Waning Crescent Waning Gibbous

MOON PHASESMoon Phase Simulation I

Moon Phase Simulation

Oreo Moon Lab Purpose: To represent each phase of the

moon.

Each group of 4 students needs: 4 Oreo cookies 1 Plastic knife 2 Pieces of paper

Oreo Moon Lab

Procedures: Label paper with each phase of the moon. Carefully remove tops from Oreo’s. Remove filling from some of the Oreos in order to make the

cookie represent each phase. IE. The full moon will have all of the filling on it and the new

moon will have none. Place the Oreo moon in the correct phase position on your

paper. Raise your hand for the teacher to check your moon phases. Once you lab has been checked you may eat the materials. Clean up and begin working on your vocabulary.

Phases of the Moon New moon – occurs when the moon is between the earth

and the sun. The moon cannot be seen from earth. Waxing – After the new moon, the waxing phases begin.

You see more of the illuminated half of the moon each night.

Full moon -- occurs when all of the moons surface facing the earth reflects light.

Waning – After the full moon, the waning phases begin. You see less of the illuminated half of the moon each night.

It takes 29.5 days for the moon to complete its cycle of phases.

Phases of the moon

Waxing Light on right – See more of the Moon every night.

Waning Light on left - See less of the moon every night.

MOON PHASES

MOON QUIZ

DIRECTIONS:

1. TAKE OUT A CLEAN SHEET OF PAPER.

2. PLACE YOUR NAME ON IT.

3. NUMBER #1-9 (SKIP 2-3 LINES)

MOON PHASES

MOON QUIZ – IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING PHASES.#1

MOON PHASES

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MOON QUIZ – #9

ANSWER THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION.

What causes the phases of the moon?

(1-2 SENTENCES ONLY!!)

The Changing Moon

New Moon

When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, we can’t see it at all.

The Changing Moon

Crescent

All we can see is a thin sliver of Moon

Notice – Waning looks like a C

Waxing Waning

The Changing Moon

Quarter MoonThe Moon has completed ¼ (1st Quarter) or

¾ (3rd Quarter) of its journey around the earth.

1st Quarter rises at noon and sets at midnight.

3rd Quarter rises at midnight and can still be seen the next morning.

Waxing Waning

The Changing Moon

Gibbous

Latin for hump.

Means fat, swollen, or humpbacked.

Gibbous moons are often seen during the day because they are so bright.

Waxing Waning

The Changing Moon

Full Moon

The Sun lights up one half of the Moon. The Moon doesn’t produce light, it

reflects the Sun’s light.

Rises at sundown and sets at sunrise.

Moon Quiz Answers

1. Full Moon

2. New Moon

3. Waning Crescent

4. Waxing Gibbous

5. Waxing Crescent

6. Waning Gibbous

7. First Quarter

8. Third Quarter

MOON PHASES

QUESTIONS…… HOW LONG IS A MOON YEAR? HOW OLD WOULD YOU BE IN MOON

YEARS? IF YOU HAD A 30 INCH VERTICAL

JUMP ON EARTH, HOW HIGH COULD YOU JUMP ON THE MOON?

AND THE ANSWER TO THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION IS:

THE PHASE OF THE MOON DEPENDS ON IT’S POSITION IN ITS ORBIT AROUND THE EARTH.