Phases of the Moon.

notebook November 01, 2018

    phases of the moon

                      Ms. Baringer's 4th grade class

Content Standard 
Objectives:
S4E2. Obtain, evaluate, 
and communicate 
information to model the 
effects of the position 
and motion of the Earth 
and the moon in relation 
to the sun as observed  Let's learn the phases of the moon! Your first activity of the day is to watch our friends Tim and Moby from BrainPop tell us a 
from the Earth. little bit about the phases of the moon and how they work. 
Use these slides to help you navigate through our science
b. Develop a model  lesson today. This video will give you all of the background information you need to complete the rest of 
based on observations  the activities. 
to describe the  Before you start, read the standard that goes along with this
repeating pattern of the  lesson. Then, as you move through each activity, see if you Pay attention! I encourage you to write down interesting facts - try to look
phases of the moon 
(new, crescent, quarter, 
find yourself meeting one of the understood objectives. for things you have never heard before.
gibbous, and full).

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Now that I know you can identify the moon based on how it looks, letʹs 
see if you are just as good with using words to describe them! 

For your next activity, you are going Try to fill in the blanks for each phase definition below. You can check 

to learn more about how the moon
changes! CLICK on the image of the
growing moon to access the link.
Follow the steps through each tab
on this interactive site. Be sure
to READ carefully and
participate in the exercises.
Once you are feeling like you've landed in a good spot, try
answering the questions at the end. Be sure to check
yourself once you are done!
yourself by clicking the box that is covering the word. It will fade away 
and reveal your answer!
new moon: no illumination, the moon is not visible in the sky (except during
an eclipse)
waxing crescent: less than one-half illuminated, increasing
waning gibbous: more than one-half illuminated, decreasing
third quarter: one-half illuminated, decreasing
waxing gibbous: more than one-half illuminated, increasing
waning crescent: less than one-half illuminated, decreasing
full moon: full illumination, the moon is completely visible in the sky (except
during an eclipse)
first quarter: one-half illuminated, increasing

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Now we are going to put what you have learned to the test with some fun
activities! Good job! I hope you have all mastered the basics of the phases of the
Drag the words to the matching image for each phase of the moon. moon by now.

To add a little more fun, let's try a different kind of game using your
Be careful! If your word bounces back, you should try again. Once all of
prior knowledge of waxing and waning .
your words disappear, you can move on.
Sort the pictures into either the waxing or the waning category. Just
new m like before, once all of the pictures are gone from your screen ‐ you
oon are done!
Waning
waning gibbous

m oon
full
waxing crescent
ter
Waxing
quar
third wan
ing
cres
cent
art er
first qu

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One last activity...use the already labeled circles to practice

drawing the phases on your own!
New Moon First Quarter

Waxing Crescent Waxing Gibbous

And that's it!

I am over the moon with your hard

work today.
Full Moon Third Quarter
Waning Gibbous Waning Thank you!
Crescent

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