1. MOON PHASES:
Objectives:
Recognize that the cause of Moon phases is sunlight reflected by the Moon as it revolves around the Earth.
Describe the moon phases.
Essential Question:
What causes the Moon to have a different appearance each night?

2. What causes the moon to have a different appearance each night?
The moon is lit by sunlight bouncing or reflecting off it.
The phase you see depends on how much of the sunlit part of the moon you can see.
This all depends on the positions of the Earth, moon, and sun.

3. The Phases of the Moon
New Moon

4. New Moon – July 18, 2004

5. The Phases of the Moon
Waxing Crescent

6. Waxing Crescent Moon – July 21, 2004

7. The Phases of the Moon
First Quarter

8. Half Moon (1st Quarter) – July 24, 2004

9. The Phases of the Moon
Waxing Gibbous

10. Waxing Gibbous Moon – July 27, 2004

11. The Phases of the Moon
Full Moon

12. Full Moon (2nd Quarter) – July 30, 2004

13. The Phases of the Moon
Waning Gibbous

14. Waning Gibbous Moon – August 4, 2004

15. The Phases of the Moon
Third Quarter

16. Half Moon (3rd Quarter) – August 8, 2004

17. The Phases of the Moon
Waning Crescent

18. Waning Crescent Moon– August 10, 2004

19. Flocabulary Moon Phases