 Unit 7: Astronomy and Space Exploration Activity 8: Sequencing Phases of the Moon (SI GLE: 13; ESS GLE: 40)
CC: Provide students with pictures of Moon phases. The students are to sequence correctly the pictures from New Moon to New Moon. Particular emphasis should be put on identifying First Quarter, Full Moon, and Third Quarter. The students should also learn that waxing phases of the Moon occur between New and Full Moon and waning phases occur between Full and New Moon. What section of the Moon is illuminated during the waxing phases? What section of the Moon is illuminated during the waning phases?
The following sites are suggested for moon phases: The United States Naval Observatory (USNO) Moon phase display for the years 1800 through 2199.
Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures
The phases of the moon are explained at: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html
View a month's worth of lunar phases for any year from 1951 to 2015 at: Moon Phase Calculator http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon/ |