Phases of the moon from the Sun's light (Undreal Turner)

Phases of the Moon

(A) Major Concepts

• The moon reflects light from the sun and has different phase when seen by the Earth.

(B) Performance Objective / Content Standards

• The students be able to
  • Conclude that the moon reflects the suns light and does not produce its own light.
  • Orderly illustrate and label the phases of the moon and its position in relation to changing position of the moon and Earth
• What levels of reasoning will be developed or used?
  • Knowledge: Students will be able to label the phases of the moon in order.
  • Comprehend: Students will be able to identify and explain a phase of the moon.
  • Application: Students will be able to demonstrate the phase of the moon
  • Analysis: The student will diagram the phases of the moon.
  • Synthesis: The students will speculate what would they see if the moon did not rotate around the earth and stayed in one spot
  • Evaluation: The students will justify their answers as to why the moon does not have its own light.
• California State Science Content Standards
  • Students know that stars are the source of light for all bright objects in outer space and that the Moon and planets shine by reflected sunlight, not by their own light.
• Cognitive goal
  • Make a model, communicate, experiment, observe, draw conclusion, and analyze.

(C) Materials and EquipmentShoe box

• Styrofoam ball
• flashlight
• Tape
• Scissors
• Bag of Oreo cookies
• Paper plates
• Plastic knives
• Teacher’s power point of the phases of the moon
• CD player
• Worksheet for phases of the moon

(D) Independent Practice/Assignments (handouts, readings, problems)

· See Page 1.a

(E) Outline of Lesson (40 minutes)

(1) Warm-up/Dispatch Activity

The student will construct moon box.

Once the box is complete, make 8 holes around the box. (one hole at both ends and three on each sides. Teacher will demonstrate.

(2) Introduction

• In the last lesson the students learned about the energy from the sun. This lesson will be about the moon’s phases and its relationship with the sun.
• "Does the moon produce light?"
• "Why does the moon have different shapes?

(3) Lecture

• Teacher’s Power point. He/she will explain vocab and use the power point to help students gain knowledge about the moon phases in relation to the sun.

(4) Activities

• Group work –build a moon box and observe the different phases of the moon. Illustrate what is seen through the holes.
• Power point and the (phases of the moon song by Higher learning LLC)
• Make phases with oreo cookies

(5) Summary

• Student will complete a worksheet about the phases of the moon.

(F) Homework

For approximately 28 day the students will look at the moon outside and sketch what they see.

· See pg. 1.b