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Understanding Earth, Sun, & Moon Relationships: NGSS Grades 5-8 Activities

Explore the relationship between the Earth, Sun, and Moon through shadowstick investigation, moon journaling, models, eclipses, and time zones. Discover why the length of shadow changes over time.

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Understanding Earth, Sun, & Moon Relationships: NGSS Grades 5-8 Activities

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  1. Helping Students Understand Earth, Sun, & Moon Relationships in NGSS Grades 5-8 Jonathan Nolde Metuchen Public Schools

  2. Outline of Activities: Shadowstick Investigation How we view the Moon Moon Journaling Moon Phases Models Other Models that Pertain to the Moon Solar & Lunar Eclipses Exploration of Time Zones

  3. ShadowstickInvestigation

  4. Question: • What will happen to the length of a shadow created by our shadowstick over a period of ten months?

  5. Will that shadow length always remain the same? • Will it change? • If so, how & why does it change?

  6. DO NOW: Please take out Page 1

  7. In your groups: • While your class is outside, you can also have your class make a measurement of the Sun’s angle in the sky. • How do you think you and your students could determine the angle of the Sun?

  8. Activity: • Using the black piece of paper and the piece of chalk, draw a picture of the Moon.

  9. Keeping a Moon Journal In your groups: What do you think the benefits are to having students keep a moon journal?

  10. October 24th, 2004 at 8:51 PM

  11. 8:51 PM

  12. October 31st, 2004 at 8:48 PM

  13. 8:51 PM 8:48 PM

  14. November 2nd, 2004 at 7:32 AM

  15. 8:51 PM 8:48 PM 7:32 AM

  16. November 9th, 2004 at 6:25 AM

  17. 8:51 PM 8:48 PM 7:32 AM 6:25 AM

  18. Jupiter Venus November 10th, 2004 at 6:09 AM

  19. October 4th 10:02 PM

  20. 3 Popular Questions: Why do we seem to always see the same side of the Moon? Why does the Moon look really huge when it is rising? Why does the Moon sometimes look more orange in color?

  21. Mr. Nolde’s Moon Journal Fall 2010

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