Materials:
- Moon Phase matching worksheet
- Moon phases calendar for ISN
- Volleyball
- Flashlight
- Black paper
- Chalk
Narrative:
- Watch this short video on the phases of the moon: YouTube Moon Phases
- Match the name description of the moon phase to the picture. (Moon Phase matching worksheet) Only four of the eight phases are on the chart.
Group Activity:
- Place a volleyball or other round object up at eye level in the middle of the room to represent the moon. A student will shine a flashlight (the sun) on the moon. An overhead projector also works well.
- Have the other students form a circle around the moon. With the lights turned off, have the students draw what they see with chalk on black construction paper. If it is too dark to draw, have the students just look, and then draw what they observed when the lights have been turned back on.
- Have the students include a small drawing showing the position of the sun, the moon, and Earth while they were standing in the circle.
- Beginning with the student who saw no light on the moon, have the students display their pictures in order and discuss the differences.
Assessment:
Ask:
- Does the moon produce its own light? Why or why not?
- What are the key factors in why the moon seems to change as we look at it each night?
Resources:
- Interactive notebook pages:
- Chart the Moon Phases in their interactive notebooks with printable moon phase calendar.
- Every night for a month, have the child shade in what part of the moon he/she can see.
- After the month, see how many of the phases of the moon the child can identify.
Moon Phase Foldable:
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