Thiswebquest Will Helpyouunderstand Whythemoon Changesshapethroughoutthe Month

PhasesoftheMoonWebQuest

As youobserve theMoon over amonth,younoticeit changes.Sometimestheright side is in sunlight;other timesit’s theleft.Sometimesyouseeit atnight; sometimesyou see it during daytime.

ThisWebQuest will helpyouunderstand whytheMoon changesshapethroughoutthe month.

You will need to read theinformation availableon thewebpagesyouvisit.Allanswers canbefoundon oneormoreofthewebsites.Your taskis to read and find the information.

Introduction

In thespacebelow,summarizethemythThe Girl Who Married The Moon by watching the video or reading the story (inyourownwords!).

Read the Myth:

Watch the Myth:

TheFirstTask-EightImportantPhasesoftheMoon

You shouldknow eightimportant phasesoftheMoon. Using thelinks below, completethe

tablebelow.In thetopof eachsquare,write thephaseof theMoon. In thecircle, draw apicture of whatit lookslike.

Watch the Following Videos:

Website Links:

How do the phases get their Names?

Phases of the Moon:

Phases of the Moon-What can you see Tonight?:

TheSecondTask– Moon Vocabulary

To understand science,youneed to understand thewords thatare used. Thereare

three important terms youneedto know and usewhen discussing phasesof theMoon. Define thesethreewords.

Glossary of Terms: Click on the link to the Lunar Dictionary on the left side

Waxing –

Waning –

Gibbous –

TheThirdTask-BirthdayMoon

Whatwasthephaseof theMoonthedayyouwere born? Goto thewebsite and find out. Fill in thecircleand identify thephaseof theMoon.

Mybirthdate ______My birthday in 2015______

MoonPhase ______Moon Phase in 2015______

Birthdate Moon Birthday 2015 Moon

TheFourth Task-MoonOveraMoonth

Star Date Online-Phases of the Moon:

Thisgives youachanceto seehowtheMoon changesover amonth. Gotothewebsite, selectthecurrent month,and completethetablebelowbycoloringin theappropriate portion of theMoon.

1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th
5th / 6th / 7th / 8th
9th / 10th / 11th / 12th
13th / 14th / 15th / 16th
17th / 18th / 19th / 20th
21st / 22nd / 23rd / 24th

25th / 26th / 27th / 28th
29th / 30th / 31st

TheFifthTask-TheMoonOrbitingtheEarth

Theposition of theEarth,Moon,and Sun areresponsible for thephasesof theMoon. As theMoon revolves aroundtheEarth,differentpartsoftheMoon’s surfaceare in sunlight. Completethediagram below byidentifying thecorrect phaseateachnumber. Click on the titles below to go to the websites

Interactive Animation of Lunar Phases / Lunar Phase Simulator: / The Moon’s Phases Simulation:

TheFinal Tasks – Moon Challenge

Take the Lunar Cycle Challenge:

IhavecompletedMoonChallenge,Level3.Teacher’sinitials

Using thewebsites, answerthefollowing questions.

1. Thephasesof theMoon are produced by…

a.thespin of theEarth.

b. varying amountsof sunlight reachingtheside of theMoonthatfacesEarth.

c.varying amountsof sunlight reachingtheside of theMoon thatfacestheSun. d. theorbit of theEartharound theMoon.

2. At full Moon…

a.theside of theMoon facingEarthreceives no sunlight. b. theside of theMoon facingEarthreceives full sunlight. c.theMoon is between theEarthand theSun.

d. none of these.

3. At newMoon…

a.theside of theMoon facingEarthreceives no sunlight. b. theside of theMoon facingEarthreceives full sunlight. c.theMoon is between theEarthand theSun.

d. A and C

e.noneof theabove.

4. In thefirst halfof thelunar cycle,the"growing" partof theMoon appearson the

side. After full Moon when themoon is waning, theilluminated part of theMoon appears on the side.

a.right,leftc.right,right b. left, rightd. left, left

5. Whatphaseis shownin thediagram?(Remember, theMoonrevolves

counterclockwise!)

a.NewMoonc.FullMoon