The Moon

The Phases of the Moon

• Phases- the different shapes the moon seems to have in the sky
• It takes about 1 month for the moon to revolve around Earth and to rotate once, so the same side of the moon is always facing Earth.

Moon Phases in Order

1. New Moon- you can't see the moon because the Sun is shining on the other side
2. Waxing Crescent: very small part of the right side is lit
3. First Quarter: the right half of the lighted side can be seen
4. Waxing Gibbous: all but a little bit of the left side can be seen
5. Full Moon: The entire lighted side can be seen
6. Waning Gibbous: all but a little bit of the right side can be seen
7. Third (Last) Quarter: the left half of the lighted side can be seen
8. Waning Crescent: very small part of the left side is lit

Waxing Phases are getting MORE light (Wax on)

Waning Phases are LOSING light  (Waning off)

Eclipses:

There are times where the Earth and the Moon may cast shadows on each other and these are called eclipses.

Lunar Eclipse: happens when Earth’s shadow falls on the moon; the moon appears red during a full lunar eclipse.

Solar Eclipse: happens when the moon’s shadow falls on Earth; this hides some to almost all of the sun from view

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Moon Project: 

Directions:

1. Create a poster of the 8 (eight) moon phases.
2. Label each phase.
3. Title your poster.
4. Be creative while creating the poster.
5. Write 3 (three) facts about the moon and the moon phases.

This project is due on Friday, March 24, 2017.