The Moon
CA Earth Science Standard: 3rd Grade
4. Objects in the
sky move in regular and predictable patterns. As a basis for under- standing
this concept:
b. Students know the way in which the Moon’s appearance changes during
the four week lunar cycle.
Moon activities (Grades
3-5)
This website has a series of technology integrated Moon related lesson plans.
Lesson 5 on Moon Phases is particularly good.
http://www.lpb.org/education/classroom/MoonMania/lessons/
Another good lesson on Lunar Phases
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?Grade=3-5&BenchmarkID=4&DocID=426
Moon Webquest (3rd grade): This is an award winning webquest.
http://aldertrootes.wcpss.net/moonwebquest.html
Moon WebQuest (5th
grade and above) http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/phanover/moon_webquest_home.htm
The Universe at Your Fingertips Activities: A-1, A-2, A-3
This is a resource notebook prepared by the Astronomy Society of the Pacific
and is part of Project ASTRO. You can order the resource notebook from this
website. The lessons are very good and are inquiry in nature.
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/astropubs/universe.html
Phase of the Moon: Students use a ball and lamp to investigate the phases
of the moon.
http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/classroom/science/cultural_astronomy/lessons_moon-01.html
last updated: October 8, 2005
Webpage contact: Nick Strobel
