Unit 5: Cycles of the Earth

Activity 8: Modeling Moon Phases, Eclipses, Seasons, and Tides (SI GLEs: 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 18, 33; ESS GLEs: 40, 41, 45, 46, 47)

CC: Repeat the Moon's revolution several times until the students can recognize the phases and their angular alignments with Earth and Sun. Point out the faulty reasoning and statements about the Moon phases that are often misinterpreted and are not supported by the evidence from this model.

Teacher may also show the video clips listed below:

United Streaming Videos

http://www.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm

Spin Around the Solar System: Moon Dance

Moon Phases (1:56)

Students can use the websites listed below to view the phases and eclipses of the moon.

Introduction to Astronomy - The Motion of the Moon

http://www.opencourse.info/astronomy/introduction/04.motion_moon/

Moon Phases Photos

http://www.astro.virginia.edu/class/oconnell/astr130/im/moon-phases-photos-CM.jpg

ASP: The Moon: It's Just a Phase It's Going Through...

http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/12/12.html

Oreo Moon Phases

http://analyzer.depaul.edu/paperplate/Oreo%20Moon%20Phases.htm

Why-Phases

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lunar/why_phases.gif

CC:

Use a Trippensee model or comparable Earth, Moon, and Sun model to demonstrate the alignments that result in solar and lunar eclipses.

Teacher can show the students the PowerPoint presentation of solar and lunar eclipses or

print the slides to give students a copy.

Solar and lunar eclipse PowerPoint presentation

Teacher may also show the video clips listed below:

United Streaming video

http://www.unitedstreaming.com

Science Investigations Earth Science: Investigating Astronomy

Measuring Time Using the Sun and Moon(2:55)

Stargazing: How the Sky Works

A Total Eclipse of the Sun(2:50)

Spin Around the Solar System: Moon Dance

Eclipses(1:37)

Students can use the websites listed below to view lunar and solar eclipses.

Eclipses of the Sun & Moon

http://www-astronomy.mps.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast161/Unit2/eclipses.html

CC:

Use a Trippensee model or comparable model to demonstrate the positions of Earth, Moon and Sun that result in spring and neap tides.

NOAA - Animation of spring and neap tides

http://www.nos.noaa.gov/education/kits/tides/media/supp_tide06a.html

Zoom Astronomy - Tides
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/Tides.shtml

Moon Tides

http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moontides/

BBC Weather - Tides: Frequently Asked Questions

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/coast_sea/tidesfaq.shtml

Spring and Neap Tides

http://www.valdosta.edu/~cbarnbau/astro_demos/tides/neap_sp.html

The Moon and Tides

http://can-do.com/uci/lessons99/moon.html

Cause and Effect of Tides

http://home.earthlink.net/~huskertomkat/tides.html

Oceanlink - What causes tides to change in the ocean?

http://oceanlink.island.net/oinfo/tides/tides.html

Why Tides?

http://www.sfgate.com/getoutside/1996/jun/tides.html

United Streaming video

http://www.unitedstreaming.com

Spin Around the Solar System: Moon Dance

The Moon and Tides(4:00)

CC: Use a Trippensee model or comparable Earth, Moon, and Sun model to demonstrate Earth"s revolution, simply move Earth around the Sun in a counter-clockwise direction.

Earth's Seasons Lesson Plan

http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=626

Teacher may show the video clips listed below:

United Streaming

http://www.unitedstreaming.com

Reasons for the Seasons

Seasonal changes by latitude(:55)

Seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere(:50)

Seasons on the North and South Poles(1:07)

The Earth's Tilt on its axis and the Sun's Rays(:50)

Students may use the websites below to research and view information on the Earth's seasons.

EARTH'S Season - ZOOM Astronomy