1. Lunar Cycle Goal: Identify the phases of the Moon, and
relate the phases to eclipses. 1

2. Lunar Cycle Activity 1 You will receive 8 squares of paper
You will be drawing a lunar cycle
For this assignment the Sun is on the RIGHT.
On one side of your square draw a picture of the moon phase
On the other side you need to write the name of the moon phase.
Start with the New Moon Phase
When you are done arrange the lunar cycle in a circle in the correct order in front of you.

3. Lunar Cycle Activity 2
You will use the lunar cycle squares that you just created to complete the next activity.
Answer each of the next questions by holding up the phase of the lunar cycle that answers the question

4. Review What phase is this? Be prepared to Justify your answer.
First Quarter
Call on students to use their Lunar Vocabulary handouts to answer questions.
Review What phase is this? Be prepared to Justify your answer. 4

5. What phase? What phase would be next?
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
What phase? What phase would be next?

6. Full Moon
Show me the phase for Waxing Gibbous. What phase would be next?

7. What phase? What phase would be next?
Waning Gibbous
Third Quarter
What phase? What phase would be next? 7

8. What phase? What phase would be next?
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
What phase? What phase would be next? 8

9. What phase? What phase would be next?
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
What phase? What phase would be next? 9

10. Show me First Quarter. What phase would be next?
Waxing Gibbous
Show me First Quarter. What phase would be next? 10

11. What phase? What phase would be next?
Waning Crescent
New Moon
What phase? What phase would be next? 11

12. What type of eclipse could occur during this phase?
Lunar Eclipse
What type of eclipse could occur during this phase? 12

13. What type of eclipse could occur during this phase?
Solar Eclipse
What type of eclipse could occur during this phase? 13

14. May 8, 2017
If a new moon were to happen on 4/24/2017, what day will there be a full moon? 14

15. May 1, 2017
If a first quarter moon were to happen on 4/24/2017, what day will there be a full moon? 15

16. May 29, 2017
If a waning gibbous moon were to happen on 4/24/2017, what day will there be a waning gibbous again? 16

17. Now put the lunar cycle in correct order.