Lunar Phase Assignment
Objective: I will draw the phases of the moon and explain why the moon looks different in a 4 week lunar cycle.
1st- Watch this video and answer the questions.
2nd- Click on the link below. Watch the video and read the paragraph. Your fill-in-the-blanks go right in order with the paragraph.
3rd- Click on the link below. Read the information and fill-in-the-blanks on your paper. Be sure to read each paragraph that comes up so you can answer your questions. Find each phase and hit continue each time.
4th-Watch the video.
Key Terms
When the bright part is getting bigger, the Moon is waxing.
When it is getting smaller, the Moon is waning.
When the Moon is more than half-lit, it is called a gibbous Moon.
When the moon is less than half-lit, it is called a crescent Moon.
When it is getting smaller, the Moon is waning.
When the Moon is more than half-lit, it is called a gibbous Moon.
When the moon is less than half-lit, it is called a crescent Moon.
5th- Lunar Phases and Definitions
*Use these images and definitions to complete your Notes for your Interactive Notebook.
Phase 1 - New Moon - The side of the moon that is facing the Earth is not lit up by the sun. At this time the moon is not visible.
Phase 2 - Waxing Crescent - A small part (less than 1/2) of the moon is lit up at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger.
Phase 3 - First Quarter - One half of the moon is lit up by the sun at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger.
Phase 4 - Waxing Gibbous - At this time half of the moon is lit up. The part that is lit is slowly getting bigger. Waxing means to slowly get bigger.
Phase 5 - Full Moon - The side of the moon that is lit up by the sun is facing the Earth. The entire moon is lit up at this point.
Phase 6 - Waning Gibbous - The moon is not quite lit up all the way by sunlight. The part of the moon this is lit is slowly getting smaller. Waning means to slowly get smaller.
Phase 7 - Last Quarter - Half of the moon is lit up but the sun. The part that we can see lit up is slowly getting smaller. Phase 8 - Waning Crescent - A small part of the moon is lit up at this point. It is getting smaller by the minute.
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