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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students use the Internet to gather information on tides and then use this information to determine the period of revolution of the moon around the earth (part 1) and the relative pull of the sun and the moon on the tides (part 2). 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the forces that cause and affect tides. They discuss the effect of lunar cycles on living organisms. They analyze different investigations to determine if lunar cycles affect specific phenomena in living organisms. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students discover, through teacher demonstraton and guided practice, the phases of the moon. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students examine the cause-and-effect relationship between tides and the rocky coast ecosystem. They complete a worksheet that illustrates the intertidal zone. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students use the internet to research how the time of day affects the tides. They work together to develop a demonstration of the tide patterns for a month. They create a chart showing the relationship between tides and the phases of the moon. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students observe the questions, "Why do we say there is a man on the moon?, What do you think of when you hear "the moon is made of cheese"?, What is meant, to you, by the expression "Once in a blue moon"? and a comic of Snoopy typing, "It was a dark and moonless night" and in small groups discuss what these phrases have in common and formulate answers. 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 »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students are asked what they think the moon is made of? They discuss the Moon's importance in the relationship with the Earth and Sun. Students discuss the difference between revolve and rotation. They review the Moon's role in tides and seasons. 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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