Ms.

Bobbitt 4th Grade Science Class

Standard

Lunar Cycle Moon Orbit Phase Age New Moon Waxing Crescent

First Quarter Waxing Gibbous Full Moon Waning Gibbous Third Quarter Waning Crescent

The moon is positioned between the Sun and Earth.

The sunlit portion of the moon is increasing, but is still less than half.

A.K.A.: Half Moon Half of the moon is lit, and half of the moon is dark.

AKA: 3/4ths full The sunlit portion is still increasing, but it is more than half.

Entire sunlit portion is facing the Earth, shadowed portion is completely hidden from view.

The light starts to decrease but is still more than half.

A.K.A.: Half Moon Half of the moon is lit, and half of the moon is dark.

The light is decreasing, and is now less than onehalf.

Moon Phases

Fraction

Day in Cycle

New Moon
Waxing Crescent First Quarter Waxing Gibbous Full Moon Waning Gibbous Third Quarter Waning Crescent

0
1

1
3.5 7 10.5 14 18.5 23 29.5

 http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=HkvlrWpsnuQ

 http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=HkvlrWps nuQ http://www.moonconn ection.com/moon_pha ses.phtml http://www.moonconn ection.com/moon_cycl e.phtml