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Topic: Lunar Phases
Essential Question: What is the sequence of the lunar phases?
Topic: Lunar PhasesEssential Question: What is the sequence of the lunar phases?
• One half of the moon is always lit up by the sun (the part we see).
Topic: Lunar PhasesEssential Question: What is the sequence of the lunar phases?
• As the moon revolves (orbits) around the Earth, we are only able to see the lit up (illuminated) part.
• The moon reflects light given off by the Sun.
Topic: Lunar PhasesEssential Question: What is the sequence of the lunar phases?
The revolution of the Moon around the Earth makes the Moon look as if it is changing shape in the sky.
Topic: Lunar PhasesEssential Question: What is the sequence of the lunar phases?
This is caused by the different angles from which we see the lighted part of the moon's surface. These are called "phases" of the Moon.
Topic: Lunar PhasesEssential Question: What is the sequence of the lunar phases?
The lunar cycle lasts 29.5 days
There are about 4 days between each phase.
Topic: Lunar PhasesEssential Question: What is the sequence of the lunar phases?
The lunar phases occur in this sequence:
New moon Waxing crescent 1st quarter Waxing Gibbous Full Moon Waning Gibbous 3rd/Last quarter Waning crescent New Moon
Now take some time…
• Take 2 minutes to go over your notes and highlight or underline the main ideas that answer the essential question, you should not highlight everything.
• What is the sequence of the lunar phases? • Share with your neighbor, did you highlight
the same thing?
Time to use the left hand column
• You will now write your own questions using the question starters provided.
Topic: Lunar PhasesEssential Question: What is the sequence of the lunar phases?
• One half of the moon is always lit up by the sun (the part we see).
Write a question using one of these question starters:
How is….?What is…?Define…
Topic: Lunar PhasesEssential Question: What is the sequence of the lunar phases?
• As the moon revolves (orbits) around the Earth, we are only able to see the lit up (illuminated) part.
• The moon reflects light given off by the Sun.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
How is….?What is…?Define…
Topic: Lunar PhasesEssential Question: What is the sequence of the lunar phases?
The revolution of the Moon around the Earth makes the Moon look as if it is changing shape in the sky.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
How is….?What is…?Define…
Topic: Lunar PhasesEssential Question: What is the sequence of the lunar phases?
This is caused by the different angles from which we see the lighted part of the moon's surface. These are called "phases" of the Moon.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
How is….?What is…?Define…
Topic: Lunar PhasesEssential Question: What is the sequence of the lunar phases?
The lunar cycle lasts 29.5 days
There are about 4 days between each phase.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
How is….?What is…?Define…
Topic: Lunar PhasesEssential Question: What is the sequence of the lunar phases?
The lunar phases occur in this sequence:
New moon Waxing crescent 1st quarter Waxing Gibbous Full Moon Waning Gibbous 3rd/Last quarter Waning crescent New Moon
Write a question using one of these question starters:
How is….?What is…?Define…
Now let’s write a summary
Look at each question you wrote on your own, and answer each question in a complete sentence.
