1. Students will be able to state and explain the eight phases of the moon.
2. Students will understand that the sun, moon and Earth cause eclipses and the phases of the moon.
3. Students will understand that the moon appears larger or smaller depending on the orbital distance from the sun.
4. Students will understand that solar and lunar eclipses do not occur every month due to the tilt of the moon’s orbit.
5. Students will be able to identify the 8 phases of the moon as a lunar cycle occurring every 29.5 days.
6. Students will understand how solar and lunar eclipses occur.
7. Students will understand what keeps the moon in orbit around the sun.
2. Students will understand that the sun, moon and Earth cause eclipses and the phases of the moon.
3. Students will understand that the moon appears larger or smaller depending on the orbital distance from the sun.
4. Students will understand that solar and lunar eclipses do not occur every month due to the tilt of the moon’s orbit.
5. Students will be able to identify the 8 phases of the moon as a lunar cycle occurring every 29.5 days.
6. Students will understand how solar and lunar eclipses occur.
7. Students will understand what keeps the moon in orbit around the sun.