nickelk+Moon+Phases

=Modeling Moon Phases= (use digital cameras and/or flip video cameras to document both moon modeling activities - create iMovie using captured images/video - post to class Wiki) ||
 * Title: ||< Modeling Moon Phases ||
 * Subject: ||< Science ||
 * Grade: ||< 8 ||
 * Purpose: || To allow students to visually observe the cyclical phases of the moon ||
 * Time Frame: ||< 2 class periods ||
 * Summary: ||< Students will physically model the motion of the moon in order to determine it's position as it moves around the Earth. Additionally, they will use "moon pops" to investigate the cycling moon phases and describe the moon's appearance as it revolves around the Earth. ||
 * Tasks: ||< # Warm-Up: Moon Misconception Mini-Write
 * 1) Moon Reading / Think-Pair Share
 * 2) Motions of the Moon (physical dramatization of the moon's motion around Earth)
 * 3) Moon Pops Lab (using a model to visualize the moon's phases)
 * Objectives: || * Explain how the Earth's movement and the moon's orbit cause the observed cyclical phases of the moon.
 * Describe the cycle of the moon's phases.
 * Describe the positions of the sun, Earth and moon during new moon, first quarter, full moon and third quarter phases. ||
 * Assessment: ||< # Using ACTIVotes, students will identify the correct phase of the moon from photos on a PhotoQuiz.
 * 1) Exit Slip: Students will construct a short paragraph explaining how the positions of the Earth, sun and moon cause the moon to appear differently in the sky each night in a predictable cycle. ||
 * Resources: ||< * Photocopied warm-up pages
 * Photocopied text pieces
 * Motions of the Moon: masking tape, large ball, student response sheets (copied)
 * Moon Pops: moon pop models, student response sheets (copied)
 * Digital cameras
 * Flip video cameras
 * Macbooks with iMovie software and internet access
 * Examples: ||< * Moon Phase Demo ||
 * Examples: ||< * Moon Phase Demo ||

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