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- 6th
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Students use drawing paper, softballs, and flashlights to simulate the phases of the moon. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students describe the phases of the moon and play a game with moon phase cards. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore why when you examine the moon depends on its location in relationship to the sun and Earth. The moon never goes away or changes shape-we just see a different fraction of sunlight being reflected from the moon to Earth. Full Review »
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- 1st - 4th
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Students research the moon. They view pictures of moon phases and draw some of these phases with interactive software. They focus on the moon surface and how the moon phases occur. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students model the motions of the Earth-Moon-Sun system to explain moon phases; examine the relationship between the movement of the Earth and the illumination of the Moon; and explore selected Web sites to research the Moon phases and the Moon. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students watch video segments, create a moon phases flip book, and determining what the phase of the moon be on the their 18th birthdays utilizing a moon phases calendar website. 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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- 6th - 8th
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Students research on internet for pictures and examples of moon phases. Students study phases of the Moon by making Moon phase cards and playing a matching game. Students use Palm program to draw and animate how the Moon travels around the Sun. Students observe Moon phases for three months. Students create a calendar for the fourth and fifth month based on their observations. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students listen to a Native American moon myth before observing a teacher demonstration showing the phases of the moon and they follow along with a styrofoam ball. They write an original moon myth. They work through the phases of the moon with a partner. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore the phases of the moon. Using a calendar grid, they make nightly observations of the moon and record their findings. At the end of the month, students discuss the changes and shapes of the moon. In groups, they perform activities to simulate the phases of the moon, and create models to indicate the locations of the sun, moon and Earth during each phase. Full Review »
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