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Third graders read about the moon and experiment to understand the phases of the moon. In this phases of the moon lesson plan, 3rd graders experiment with a ball and a flashlight to explore the phases of the moon. Students understand the meaning of phase, waxing, and waning. Students complete the lesson plan by diagramming the phases.
Young scholars diagram the phases of the moon. For this moon phases lesson, students define and diagram the terms waxing and waning. Young scholars design a model of the moon phases. Students explore the vocabulary of the phases of the moon.
Learners illustrate the phases of the moon. In this lunar lesson, students work in teams to graph the phases of the moon for each month. Learners line up the graphs and discuss their observations. For an extension activity students create a scatter plot of the fractions of the moon.
Third graders examine the phases of the moon. In this moon phase lesson, 3rd graders listen to a read aloud of The Moon Seems to Change by Franklyn M. Branley and discuss the phases of the moon. They complete a moon phase calendar and watch a demonstration at a web site. They complete an exit card with three facts or questions.
Students sketch the different phases of the moon after exploring them on an internet program. In this moon phases lesson plan, students discuss how the Sun, Earth, and Moon are related.
Third graders model the phases of the moon. In this lunar phases lesson, 3rd graders work in groups to create the moon and the Earth out of Play-Doh and use a flashlight to demonstrate how the phases of the moon occur.
In this phases of the moon and tides worksheet, 8th graders answer 11 questions about the moon, label the phases of the moon, study a tide chart and make a tide graph and answer 4 questions.
Students recognize that the eight phases of the moon repeat. In this lunar cycle lesson, students experiment to understand the phases of the moon. Students make observations and complete a "the Moon I See" worksheet. Students record on a calendar the phases of the moon.
Students become familiar with the phases of the moon. In this moon lesson, students recognize that gravitational force keeps the moon in orbit. Students experiment with light to understand how the sun reflects on the moon. Students complete a web quiz.
Sixth graders learn that the moon orbits the Earth in a predictable cycle. Each learner engages in a two-week observation of the moon. They sketch its appearance, and take note of its position in relation to objects in their yard. Some excellent handouts accompany this lesson, which make it easy to implement.