EMS- L 2.3 Simulating Phases of the Moon

EMS- L 2.3 Simulating Phases of the Moon

By Ms. Bailey*

KWBAT create models to show how the Moon’s position in the Earth-Moon-sun system determines the phases we see from Earth.

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​Lesson Objective

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Multiple Choice

What causes the Moon phases that we see from Earth?

• The moon looks different depending on which portion of the light colored rocks are facing Earth

• The moon is moving, so different parts of the illuminated half are visible from Earth

• The moon is in orbit, so different parts of the moon are illuminated each night

• As the moon moves around the Earth, it sometimes is blocked by shadows

Multiple Choice

Damonta went outside and noticed that it was a Full Moon. What caused the Full Moon?

• The entire moon was illuminated by the sun

• The entire moon was visible from Earth

• The half of the moon facing Earth was entirely illuminated by the sun.

• The entire illuminated half of the moon was visible from Earth

Smulation

Open to a new page in your compoosition notebook

1. Draw the Sun

2. Draw the Earth

3. Draw the drection of light from the sun

4. Draw eight moons around the sun

5. As you go through the simulation, ​draw the phases.

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Exit Ticket Time!

Multiple Choice

when reading the moon, you read it from...

• left to right like a book

• right to left opposite of a book

Multiple Choice

what phases is this?

• new moon

• waxing crescent

• first quarter

• waxing gibbous

Multiple Choice

waxing means the light is....

• coming on

• going off

Multiple Choice

what phase is this

• waxing crescent

• first quarter

• waxing gibbous

• full moon

Multiple Choice

when reading the moon, you read it from...

• left to right like a book

• right to left opposite of a book

Multiple Choice

waxing means the light is....

• coming on

• going off

Multiple Choice

what phase is this?

• first quarter

• waxing gibbous

• full moon

• waning gibbous

Multiple Choice

gibbous is when...

• less than half of the moon is illuminated.

• more than half of the moon is illuminated.

Multiple Choice

crescent is when a...

• small portion of the moon is illuminated. Less than half

• large portion of the moon is illuminated. more than half

Multiple Choice

what phase is this?

• waxing gibbous

• full moon

• waning gibbous

• third quarter

Multiple Choice

crescent is when a...

• small portion of the moon is illuminated. Less than half

• large portion of the moon is illuminated. more than half

Multiple Choice

when reading the moon, you read it from...

• left to right like a book

• right to left opposite of a book

Multiple Choice

what phase is this?

• full moon

• waning gibbous

• third quarter

• waning crescent

Multiple Choice

when reading the moon, you read it from...

• left to right like a book

• right to left opposite of a book

Multiple Choice

what phase is this?

• waning gibbous

• third quarter

• waning creseent

• new moon

Multiple Choice

waning means the light is...

• coming on

• going off

Multiple Choice

what phase is this?

• third quarter

• waning crescent

• new moon

• waxing crescent

Multiple Choice

waning means the light is...

• coming on

• going off

Multiple Choice

what phase is this?

• waning crescent

• new moon

• waxing crescent

• first quarter

Multiple Choice

what is the first phase of the moon?

• new moon

• waxing crescent

• first quarter

• waxing gibbous

Multiple Choice

Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

Multiple Choice

waxing means the light is....

• coming on

• going off

Multiple Choice

waning means the light is...

• coming on

• going off

Multiple Choice

crescent is when a...

• small portion of the moon is illuminated. Less than half

• large portion of the moon is illuminated. more than half

Multiple Choice

gibbous is when...

• less than half of the moon is illuminated.

• more than half of the moon is illuminated.

Multiple Choice

what comes next?

Multiple Choice

what comes next

Multiple Choice

gibbous is when...

• less than half of the moon is illuminated.

• more than half of the moon is illuminated.

Multiple Choice

what comes next?

Match

Match the Following:

• The light from the Sun does not touch this side

• The side of the Moon that faces the Earth

• The different ways the Moon looks throughout the month

The Dark Side of the Moon

The Near Side of the Moon

Phases of the Moon

• The Dark Side of the Moon

• The Near Side of the Moon

• Phases of the Moon

Multiple Choice

What are the correct phases of the Moon from position 6 through 8?

• Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waxing Crescent

Multiple Choice

How many different forms do the phases of the Moon take?

• 6

• 27

• 24

• 8

Multiple Choice

The Moon rotates on its axis one every 27 1/3 days.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

The Moon is covered in...

• craters

• mountains

• oceans

• canyons

Multiple Choice

What is the phase of the Moon at position #5?

• New Moon

• Third Quarter Moon

• First Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

Multiple Select

The Moon is covered of...

• Rock

• Water

• Dust

• Air

Multiple Choice

Does the Moon make its own light?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What is the correct phases of the Moon at position 3?

• Waning Crescent

• First Quarter (or Waxing Half)

• Third Quarter (or Waning Half)

• Waxing Gibbous

Multiple Choice

The Moon revolves around the...

• Earth

• Sun

• Venus

• Jupiter

Multiple Choice

When you see different phases of the Moon, you are really seeing...

• how much light is reflected from the Sun

• the Shadows of Mercury

• the light being made from the Moon

• the Shadows of Venus

Multiple Choice

The Moon DOES change shape.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What phase of the moon is this?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing crescent

• Waning crescent

Multiple Choice

What phase of the moon is shown?

• waning gibbous

• 1st quarter

• waxing crescent

• Waxing gibbous