1. 3/16 - 8th Grade Agenda
Learning Objective: Learn about Phases of the Moon
Collect HW: Reading & Notetaking p.211 – 213
Textbook Reading p
HW: Reading & Notetaking p.214 – 215

2. Daily Reflection
Prompt: Write 3 questions that you have about the phases of the moon.

3. What causes phases of the moon?
Moon is lighted by the Sun
Moon revolves around the Earth
The phase of the moon depends on how much sunlit side of the moon faces the Earth.

4. Phases of the Moon

5. Same Side of the Moon faces the Earth

6. What causes Solar Eclipses
The moon casts a shadow on the Earth

7. Solar Eclipse

8. Why don’t we see Solar eclipses every month?
Because the moon’s orbit is tilted with respect to Earth’s orbit.

9. How are Lunar Eclipses created?
The Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow.
Lunar Eclipses are much more common than Solar Eclipses

10. Lunar Eclipses
Why do lunar eclipses occur only at full moon?

11. What causes tides
Tides occur mainly because of differences in how much the moon pulls on different parts of Earth

12. What are the Characteristics of the Moon?
No Air
Diameter 3476 km (1/4 of the Earth’s Diameter)
Less Dense than the Earth
Temperature 140C to -180C
Ice near the Moon’s poles

13. How did the Moon get created?
4.5 Billion years ago, a small planet collided with the Earth to form the Moon.