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Students investigate a possible relationship between phases of the moon and months of the year. They access the Internet to find information for a question and answer session. They construct/simulate earth's rotation and the phases of the moon. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students explore phases of the moon, and create models of each moon phase. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students discuss why the moon appears to change shape. They use flashlights and balls to simulate the sun's light shining on the moon during its different phases. They read books, paint pictures and write sentences about the moon. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students explore how the position of the earth, sun and moon cause the moon's shape to appear to change in the night sky. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students study the Moon phases. The lesson includes hands-on activities as well as web-based activities. They use models of the Moon and a lamp to study each of the phases of the Moon, and test their knowlege of the Moon on a web site. Full Review »
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- 1st - 4th
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Students use the Internet to research the phases of the moon and the history of human space exploration. They construct a lunar calendar, role-play the movements of the Earth and moon, watch videos and write a report. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students investigate how the phases of the moon and the months of the year are related. They research the Internet and create a PowerPoint slide based on the research. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students are introduced to the phases of the moon. They use moon phase vocabulary correctly, view and discuss videos, conduct research using the Internet and use construction paper and chalk to diagram and label a complete lunar cycle. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the cycle and phases of the moon through hands-on activities and the use of technology-based visual models in this late-elementary school Science lesson. The lesson includes resource links to video clips and website sources. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students are introduced to the characterstics of the moon. Using multiple sources, they explain its atmosphere, movement and phases. They work together to design a digital book jacket for a book about the moon using the characteristics listed above and participate in various experiments. Full Review »