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 * Pre-activity:** Students will observe the moon for 3 weeks and draw the moon as they see it every night on their moon calendar.

Discussion of moon calendar in pairs: Students will compare their observations on their moon calendar with a partner and talk about what they notice about the moon and why they think the moon looks different. A few students will then share with the class what they came up with. Try to guide the students to the understanding that the reason why the appearance of the moon changes is because of the orbit of the moon around the earth and the position of the sun.
 * Initiation:**

Moon Phase Activity:
 * Lesson Development:**


 * 1) Students will make a circle around the lamp that you have placed on a desk in the middle of the darkened room.
 * 2) Explain to the students that the class will be observing the different lunar phases and will draw and label each phase on their worksheet as we work through the activity as a class.
 * 3) Choose one student to be the Earth and the other to be the Moon.
 * 4) Guide the Moon (the student) around the earth as the Moon would orbit and stop at each lunar phase.
 * Have the students quickly sketch what the moon looks like in this position on their activity worksheet.
 * Using the handout given to the students ask them to identify which lunar phase they believe the moon is at in this position.
 * Ask them what they notice about the position of the Sun and the Earth?
 * Have them quickly sketch a top view of the Sun, Moon, and Earth at this lunar phase.
 * Repeat until all lunar phases have been discussed. As students appear to catch on to the pattern, have them start to predict what the next phase of the moon will be and how it will look.

Quickly review vocabulary, the phases that were discussed in the activity, and why the appearance of the moon changes.

Discussion during activity. Play the [|Voicethread] Quiz and have the student answer the questions in the Voicethread on a piece of paper. The students should be able to answer the questions with 100% accuracy.
 * Assessment:**

Students will write something they have learned and a question that they still have and hand it in to the teacher.
 * Closure:**

Resources & ideas:

[|Voicethread]

[|Moon Phases Calendar]