1. What would a lunar eclipse look like if you were standing on the moon?
The Phases of the Moon June 2018
What would a lunar eclipse look like if you were standing on the moon?

2. The Phases of the Moon 26 June 2018
Today we are looking at the moon and the different phases of the moon
By the end of the lesson we will have been successful when we have:
Named the different apparent forms of the moon
Explained how the different phases of the moon arise in terms of its orbit around the Earth.

4. The Sun and the Moon look about the same size from Earth, but they are not. The Sun is about 400 times wider than the Moon but is 400 times further away! The Moon takes just over 27 days to orbit the Earth.
Only the surface of the Moon which faces the Sun will be illuminated (half of the sphere).
sunlight

5. The Phases of the Moon sunlight
These are called the phases of the Moon
sunlight
These are the views of the Moon from Earth.

6. new Moon
This is the view of the Moon from Earth.

7. crescent Moon
This is the view of the Moon from Earth.

8. half Moon
This is the view of the Moon from Earth.

9. gibbous Moon
This is the view of the Moon from Earth.

10. full Moon
This is the view of the Moon from Earth.

11. gibbous Moon
This is the view of the Moon from Earth.

12. half Moon
This is the view of the Moon from Earth.

13. crescent Moon
This is the view of the Moon from Earth.

15. The Phases of the Moon 26 June 2018
Now complete the questions on the sheet ‘All about the moon’ and ‘Phases of the Moon’

16. The Phases of the Moon 26 June 2018
Use the diagram below to explain in your books how the Moon creates the tides we experience on Earth.
Key terms; High tide Low Tide Gravity Pull Liquid Mass Sun

17. The Phases of the Moon 26 June 2018
Can you suggest a reason why we might get a spring tide? (a particularly large tide)

18. What is the surface of the Moon like?
The Phases of the Moon June 2018
What is the surface of the Moon like?

20. Maria – ‘Seas’ – Ancient lava fields
Highlands – Lighter regions of other igneous rock

21. The Phases of the Moon 26 June 2018
Mercury Sized impactor named: Thea strikes the Earth very early on in history and throws a huge amount of rock out. This joins together to form the Moon.

22. Why do only the Highlands show the cratered surface?

23. Questions about the Moon
1. The Moon does not produce its own light - how can we see it?
2. How long does it take the Moon to orbit the Earth?
3. Why do we always see the same side of the Moon?
4. Why do we only see a full Moon once a month?
5. What is a new Moon?
6. What force keeps the Moon in orbit around the Earth?
7. Why is there very little atmosphere on the Moon?