Internet Workshop on the Moon

 Connects 3rd grade science as well as  information gained from reading Midnight on the Moon by Mary Pope Osborne and The Moon by Seymour Simon.

http://www.astro.virginia.edu/class/oconnell/astr121/im/moon-phases-lrg-cidadao-sm.jpg

Grade: 3

North Carolina Science Standard Course of Study:

Competency Goal 3: The learner will make observations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of the earth/moon/sun system.

Objectives

3.02 Observe that objects in the sky have patterns of movement including: Moon.

3.04 Use appropriate tools to make observations of the moon.

3.05 Observe and record the change in the apparent shape of the moon from day to day over several months and describe the pattern of changes.

3.06 Observe that patterns of stars in the sky stay the same, although they appear to move across the sky nightly.

 

 

(Safe) Web Sites for Students:

The following web site(s) will guide students as they research and gather information to answer the questions below.

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/lunar.htm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/time/moon/phases.html

http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMXR6WJD1E_OurUniverse_0.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phases_of_the_moon  (Background for Teacher)

Please answer the following questions:

  1. What are special characteristics of the Moon?
  2. What does the term “phase” mean?
  3. Name and describe the different phases of the moon?
  4. What causes moon phases?