Our Solar System

• Identify the 8 phases of

the moon.
• Explain how the movements of the Earth and
moon create different moon phases observed by
humans on Earth.
 Essential Question
How do the movements of
the Sun, Earth and moon
affect the patterns observed
by humans on Earth?
The shape of the moon we
see depends on its position
in relation to the position of
the sun and the earth.
 Notebook Quick Write
True or False
Is the moon a light source? Explain your
answer.
BrainPop: Moon Phases
 Why does the moon have phases?
 The revolution of the Moon around
the Earth causes the Moon to appear
to have phases.
 It takes 29.5 days for the moon to
make a complete circuit around the
Earth.
 8 Phases of the Moon
New Moon Full Moon
Waxing Crescent Waning Gibbous
First
Quarter or Half Last
Quarter or Half
Moon Moon
Waxing Gibbous Waning Crescent
Moon
 The Moon is the
only natural
satellite that
earth has.
 A satellite is an
object that
revolves around
a larger object.

Picture from NASA

New Moon
The moon is not visible from
Earth. The moon is between
the Sun and the Earth.
The dark side is facing us.
This phase lasts one night.

Afterone or two days

we see a small edge of the
moon lighted
Waxing Crescent
Waxing means that
the bright side is
increasing. The right
side is the bright
side.
After about a week
half of the moon is lighted
First Quarter or Half Moon
Theentire right side of the
moon is illuminated.
The moon looks like a half
circle.
The illuminated side is
increasing.
Aftera few days, we see more
than half of the moon lighted
 Gibbous means that more
than one half is visible, but it
is not quite full.
Waxing Gibbous
This phase includes the
night after the first quarter to
the night before the full
moon.
 After one week, the
whole side of the moon
facing the earth becomes
lighted. This happens when
the earth is between the sun
and the moon
Full Moon
The moon is full and bright. It
looks like a large circle.

The illuminated side is facing

us.

Only happens one night per

lunar phase cycle.

After a day or two, the lighted
part becomes less; we again
see a gibbous moon
Waning Gibbous
The moon appears more than
half but not quite full.

Waning means that the

illuminated side is decreasing.

The left side is the bright side.

Last Quarter or Half Moon
LeftHalf of the moon is
illuminated.

The illuminated side is

decreasing.

Thisphase also only lasts for

one night.
Waning Crescent
Less
than one half of the
moon is illuminated.

Themoon will continue to

become smaller and smaller.
 Moon Phases Group
#1 GROUP ACTIVITY Hint!
Task: Work together to
create an accurate visual
model of the 8 phases of
the moon using the
cookies.
Be sure to include:
• The sun
• The earth
• The 8 phases of the
moon
• Labels for each phase
Teamwork Behaviors
 Everyone Participates
Explaining Your Thinking
Completes Tasks
 Let’s Wrap-Up
 Share our models & check for
accuracy
Can you name each phase when they are in order?
 Remember this
1. The moon seems to change in shape as it turns
around the earth once.

2. The shape of the moon we see depends on its

position in relation to the position of the sun and the
earth.
3. The changes in the shape of the moon which we seem
to see are called the phases of the moon.

4. The phases of the moon are new moon, crescent

moon, first quarter, gibbous moon, full moon and last
quarter.
5. New moon occurs when the moon is
between the sun and the earth.
6. Full moon occurs when the earth is
between the sun and moon.
7. When we see small edge of the
moon lighted it is a crescent moon.
8. After the crescent moon half of the
moon is lighted. It shows the first
quarter.
 Homework
WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS
AND PATTERNS OF STARS?