Weekly Focus 18 2017

Haywood Weekly Focus 18, 2017
• Banana/Oreo moon phases creation1
• Construct moon phases study cards with moon phase depiction (include a sun and
earth for students to
organize the phases with the sun and earth included)1
• Position the moon phases index cards in a line or circle, move the sun and earth
in various positions on
students’ desks1
• Use large poster of moon phases for whole class recall of the phases2
• Teacher-made or student-made charts for student or partner fill in of each moon
phases (these charts
should include the sun and earth in different positions)
• Depict in science notebooks the position of the sun, moon, and earth at each
phase (fill the notebook
with charts showing the moon phases)
• YouTube: Moon phases rap
• YouTube: Moon phases song
Check 0407.6.1 Chart the movement of the sun, moon, and earth to develop an
explanation for the phases of the moon and solar and lunar eclipses.
• Lunar Eclipse story: The moon is being a loner
• Solar Eclipse story: The moon is saying “SUP Sun”
• Depict in science notebooks the position of the sun, moon, and earth during the
lunar and solar eclipses2
• In-class demonstration of the moon’s movement (Materials needed: small white
ball, lamp, dark room)
A student holds the lamp in a dark room, another student holds the small white
ball, they both line up,
the student holding the ball kneels and moves the ball in a circle around their head,
seeing all the
different phases, therefore inferring the phases are caused but the moon’s position
or the moon’s
movement around the earth1
• Lab report/science notebook explaining the process and discoveries during the inclass
demonstration
Resources:
Moon Phases Rap