CRCT QUESTION

CRCT QUESTIONThe hemisphere that tilts

towards the sun hasA. long days and short nights.B.short days and long nights.C. long days and long nights.D.short days and short nights.

Corny Joke of the DayWhat's an

astronauts favorite drink?

Gravi-tea

Weather Presentations

Part II: The Moon

Mr. Lee Moon Phases

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79M2lSVZiY4

The terminator is the moving boundary between day and night. Notice that it moves right to left.

The moon does not make its own light. It shines by reflection!

Daytime on the moon

Night on the moon

Terminator

EarthshineWhen you see the dark side because small

amounts of light bouncing off earth. (seen

at crescent)

The moon rises and sets east to West. It rises 50 minutes later each day!

Moon Phases

Waxing means getting bigger every night.

Waning means getting smaller every night.

Crescent means less than half the surface of the moon facing you is lit by the sun.

Gibbous means more than half of the surface of the moon facing you is lit by the sun.

Phases of the moon are caused by the angle between the earth, moon, and sun.

Let’s Draw it out!

Waning crescent

Waxing gibbous

Waxing crescent

Last quarter

Waning crescent

Waning gibbous

First quarter

Notice that the terminator is moving right to left.

Tiers Part II

Tier 1-Homework Monday Night

1. Moon phase match2. Read pages 660-662 and

draw/make a model a picture of the 8 phases of

the moon

Tiers Part II

Tier 2-CW Tomorrow and Monday

1. RAFT writing 2. Commercial

Follow the rubric!

Moon RAFT

RoleWriter

Astronaut

Reporter

Audience

Government

Parents

5th grader

FormatJournal

Newspaper article

Cartoon

TopicWhat it was like

when you

traveled to the moon!