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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Birthday Moons

For Teachers K - 4th
Students examine the lunar phases by locating and graphing the Moon phase of their own birthdays. They listen to and discuss lunar myths and create their own Birthday Moon Stories.
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Activity
Weebly

Phases of Life Poster Project

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Now this is a clever approach to familiarizing aspiring astronomers with the phases of the moon! They first record the specific dates for ten special events in their lives. Then they use an online moon phase calendar to find out which...
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Lesson Plan
K20 LEARN

Let's Lasso the Moon: Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 1st Standards
A timelapse video hooks learners' attention to the phases of the moon. After discussing their observations, pupils use the Moon Giant website to view the moon on their birthday and complete a bar graph. The class creates an anchor chart...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Birthday Moons

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students find the phase of the moon on the date of their birth.  In this science activity, students chart the moon from the date of their birth till they were one month old.  Students fill out a graphic organizer after visiting a web...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Birthday Moon

For Students 6th - 7th
In this science worksheet, learners describe and draw what the moon looks like in four phases. Students also research about what the phase of the moon was like on the day and year they were born. Learners ask their classmates and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Space

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine space in this unit of lessons. They create a KWL chart and write in their journals about space. They also examine the phases of the moon and identify the constellations.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Nature of Science

For Students 7th - 9th
In this nature of science worksheet, learners identify four statements as "pure" or "applied" science and they read a short story about an experiment performed by a boy. They identify various components of the experiment including the...