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2/17 - Predicting Moon Phases (lesson)

2/17 - Predicting Moon Phases (lesson)

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Science

8th Grade

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Rebecca Keith

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​Draw and label the moon phases

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​Draw and label the moon phases

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​There are 3-4 days between each moon phase

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2 phases = 1 week (7 days)

Ex.

New Moon --> 1st Quarter

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4 phases = 2 weeks (14 days)

Ex.

New Moon --> Full Moon

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Entire lunar cycle takes 28 - 30 days (1 month)

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Place your cup on waxing crescent.

Move your cup to the moon phase occurs 7 days later.

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Place your cup on waxing crescent.

Move your cup to the moon phase occurs 7 days later.

​Waxing Gibbous

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Place your cup on 3rd/Last Quarter.

Move your cup to the moon phase occurs 3 days later.

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Place your cup on 3rd/Last Quarter.

Move your cup to the moon phase occurs 3 days later.

​Waning Crescent

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Place your cup on the Full Moon.

Move your cup to the moon phase occurs 2 weeks later.

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Place your cup on the Full Moon.

Move your cup to the moon phase occurs 2 weeks later.

​New Moon

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Place your cup on the Waning Gibbous

Move your cup to the moon phase occurs 7 days before.

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Place your cup on the Waning Gibbous

Move your cup to the moon phase occurs 7 days before.

​Waxing Gibbous

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Place your cup on the 1st Quarter.

Move your cup to the moon phase occurs 2 weeks before.

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Place your cup on the 1st Quarter.

Move your cup to the moon phase occurs 2 weeks before.

​3rd/Last Quarter

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Place your cup on the the moon phase we would experience a week after a new moon.

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Place your cup on the the moon phase we would experience a week after a new moon.

​1st Quarter

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Place your cup on the moon phase we would most likely experience on May 7.

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Place your cup on the moon phase we would most likely experience on May 7.

​Waning Gibbous

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Place your cup on the moon phase we would most likely experience on May 18.

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Place your cup on the moon phase we would most likely experience on May 18.

​New Moon

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Place your cup on the moon phase we would most likely experience on June 1.

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Place your cup on the moon phase we would most likely experience on June 1.

​Full Moon

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If there is a 3rd Quarter moon on July 2, place your cup on the moon phase would we experience on July 23.

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If there is a 3rd Quarter moon on July 2, place your cup on the moon phase would we experience on July 23.

​Full Moon

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