Why Is the Moon Banana-Like at Times?

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES

Curiosity trigger

The students will carry out an experiment involving a ping-pong ball and a flashlight, which will help them understand what the movement of the moon around the earth and the sun consists in and what moon phases are.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Critical thinking and drawing conclusion
Teamwork and collaboration skills

In this lesson, you will cover:

Basic Science and Technology.Primary 6.YOU AND ENVIRONMENT.Earth's Movement.objectives: 1. Describe the two important movements of the earth (rotation and revolution) and their effects. 2. State the major sources of light of the earth, the sun and moon. 3. Discuss the effect of the earth's movement on the environment. 4. Explain the effects of earth's movement. 5. Explain the effects of eclipse: - Solar eclipse - Lunar eclipse and their effects, e.g. tides.

You will need

Two balls: a tennis ball and a volleyball as well as a string.

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Authors

Author: Olga Kromuszczyńska
Methodology: Monika Zwierko
Translation: Monika Zwierko
Producer: Klaudia Chmura

Source

This is a modified version of a lesson plan created by Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. Photo Moon-in-phases/Spirit-Fire published on flickr under the CC-BY 2.0 license.

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