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- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students become familiar with repeating patterns in nature, namely the phases of the moon. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students view a solar eclipse animation. Then they use Internet links to research solar and lunar eclipses to better explain the relationship between the sun, moon, and Earth. They write a descriptive paragraph explaining how the eclipses differ. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students create a slide show to show their knowledge of the eight lunar phases and lunar rotation and revolutionary periods. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students conduct internet research on a specific website to collect information about Lunar Cycles. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 12th
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Students analyze the components of debating and practice what they have learned as they conduct a class debate on the lunar landing. Both sides of the issue are researched and presented to the group. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 8th
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Students participate in a lunar eclipse webquest and a solar eclipse webquest. Then they write an explanation of the differences between solar and lunar eclipses. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students review moon phases using PowerPoint presentation and on the web. They create a drawing of the lunar phase cycle and show the shading of the earth and the moon according to the position of the moon, earth, and sun. Full Review »
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- 6th - 7th
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Students, in groups, participate in a simulated lunar mission. They roll a Lunar Cube to determine the type of information they will collect during their mission and strategize as to which "lunar location" they need to visit and, ultimately, which site to recommended for possible future human habitation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Student are able to describe the composition and structure of the universe and the earth's place in it. They then understand lunar phases after participating in three activities. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students explore the cause of tides and their monthly cycles. Using hands-on activities, students simulate the pull of the moon's gravity on the Earth's oceans, model lunar cycles, and model positions of the sun, moon, and Earth during spring and neap tides. Students also compare photographs of low and high tides, noting the differences in each. Full Review »
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