Day 115: Phases of the Moon Flip-Book
By Mr. G on Feb 15, 2008 in Geology, Astronomy, Featured
After completing our notes on the Phases of the Moon yesterday, today students analyzed not only the names and descriptions of each phase, but also their position in the Earth-Moon-Sun system during each phase. Questions we tackled included “what phase would be visible high in the sky at midnight (full)” and “Which phase would be found on the Eastern horizon around sunrise (new)” and others.
Students then spent time beginning to construct a “Phases of the Moon” flip-book: A small booklet with 28 pages: one for each day of the lunar cycle. We will continue construction on this flip book in class on Tuesday, following the long weekend.
Homework: None. We will tackle a quiz over phases of the moon on Wednesday