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Space Academy
Lunar Studies
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Science; Earth and Space Systems
- describe, using models or simulations, the
features of the moon’s surface
- identify cycles in nature and describe the changes within the cycles
Language; Reading
- understand the vocabulary and language structures appropriate for
this grade level
- summarize and explain the main ideas in information materials and cite
details that support the main idea
- understand specialized words or terms
- use a variety of conventions of formal texts to find and verify
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A Link to Learning web-based student learning
activity www.linktolearning.com
Read The Moon: Earth's Satellite at
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/moon.html
and answer the following questions.
1. Define "maria" and describe how they’re formed.
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2. What are the light areas on the moon’s surface?
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3. Describe what covers the lunar surface and explain the special name given
to it. ____________
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4. At the Moonlight Madness page;
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/moonlight.html
read the information about the phases of the moon and then try the activity.
Record your score here: _______________
5. Using the Virtual Reality Moon Phases page;
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html
determine the phase of the moon on the date you were born and the phase
of the moon today.
Your birth date: ________________
Moon phase (use correct terminology): _______________________________
Today's date: ____________________
Moon phase: _______________________________