Earth-Sun-Moon_Friday_10/25/2024

4th Grade Science
Earth and Space
Lesson 5

Friday
October 25, 2024

Do Now

Look at the pictures of the Moon phases.

Which of the following show the phases in the correct order?

A.

4, 3, 2, 1

B.

1, 3, 2, 4

C.

3, 2, 1, 4

D.

2, 3, 4, 1

​Review of previous skill

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We can’t see the new
moon! It gradually
becomes visible with
each passing phase.

Remember!

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Earth and Space

LO: SWBAT connect patterns in the Sun-Earth-Moon
system to Moon phases.

DOL: Given scenarios, SW correctly connect patterns in
the Sun-Earth-Moon system to Moon phases in at least
4 of 5 questions.

SCI.4.9B Collect and analyze data to identify sequences and predict patterns of change in the observable appearance of the Moon
from Earth.
SEPs
RTCs

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Essential Understandings &

Guiding Questions

Why does the moon look different every night?

How do moon phases change through a month?

What is the Earth–Sun–Moonsystem?

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Lesson Vocabulary

moon phase

sequence

orbit

rotation

revolution

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Why does the Moon look different every night?

​Let's TOUR the Solar System
Teacher:(ADJUST PLAYBACK SPEED TO "1.5"...
ENJOY Scientist/Explorers!

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Let’s revisit the Everyday Phenomenon!

Why does the Moon
look different every

night?

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What is the Earth–Sun–Moon system?

A system is a collection of things that work together. The Sun,
Moon, and Earth form a system where the Moon orbits Earth as
Earth orbits the Sun.

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How does the Moon move in space?

The Moon orbits Earth in about 28 days. The Moon reflects light
from the Sun. As the Moon moves around Earth, different amounts
of the Moon’s surface appear lit up and visible.

Photo credit: Dima Zel/Shutterstock

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Sun-Earth-Moon

●

The Earth takes 365 days to make one full revolution around
the Sun. Revolution means to travel around (orbit) an object.

●

The Moon also revolves but it travels around the Earth. It takes
about 28 days for the Moon to make one full revolution around
the Earth.

●

Rotation means to spin or turn. The Earth rotates on its axis and
it takes 24 hours to make one full rotation.

Word Bank

365 Moon
Earth 28 days
Sun rotation
orbit 24

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Moon’s Appearance

As the Moon orbits Earth, the part of its lit surface visible from Earth
changes.

true

false

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Moon Phases

How much of the Moon
appears to us on Earth
to be lit up by the Sun
determines the phase of
the Moon.

Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay

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Sequence

When something follows
an order

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Orbit

A curved path around an
object

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Rotation

When an object rotates
or spins in place, on an
axis; The rotation of
Earth on its axis causes
the day/night cycle.

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Revolution

Earth revolves, or travels
on an orbit around the
Sun. One rotation of the
Earth is one year or 365
days.

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Sun, Earth, Moon

Which of the following statements about the Sun, Earth, and Moon system
are true? Select TWO correct answers.

A.

The Earth orbits around the Moon.

B.

The Earth orbits around the Sun.

C.

The Sun orbits around the Moon.

D.

The Sun is larger than the Moon but not the

Earth.

E.

The Moon orbits around the Earth.

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Sun, Earth, Moon

Draw an arrow to model Earth’s rotation. Next to each Moon image, draw
how the Moon looks from Earth during that Moon phase.

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DOL: Given
scenarios, SW
correctly connect
patterns in the
Sun-Earth-Moon
system to Moon
phases in at least 4
of 5 questions.

Demonstration of Learning

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