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 In this lesson, students will correct the common misconception that moon phases are caused when shadows are cast on the Moon by other objects. They will learn new vocabulary to develop their understanding of this scientific concept, and apply this vocabulary to explain how moon phases are caused by the Moon orbiting Earth. 

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 In this lesson, students will correct the common misconception that moon phases are caused when shadows are cast on the Moon by other objects. They will learn new vocabulary to develop their understanding of this scientific concept, and apply this vocabulary to explain how moon phases are caused by the Moon orbiting Earth. 

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 In this lesson, students will address the common misconception that molecules in a solid are not moving. As the students develop their understanding of the molecules in different states through explore activities, they will learn new vocabulary that applies to new concepts. Students will apply the vocabulary as they explain how molecules move as solid, liquid, and gas. 

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 In this lesson, students will address the common misconception that molecules in a solid are not moving. As the students develop their understanding of the molecules in different states through explore activities, they will learn new vocabulary that applies to new concepts. Students will apply the vocabulary as they explain how molecules move as solid, liquid, and gas. 

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 NASA Spotlite Objects at Rest Interactive Lesson Student Packet: The goal of this 5E lesson is to correct the science misconception, an object at rest has no force acting on it. Through watching a student-produced video (Engage), completing activities (Explore), learning new vocabulary collectively using a Frayer Model (Explain), and applying new information (Extend/Elaborate), students will develop an understanding that objects at rest have forces acting on them. 
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Using Light to Study Planets

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In this cross-curricular STEM and language arts lesson, students learn about planets, stars and space missions and write STEM-inspired poetry to share their knowledge of or inspiration about these topics.

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Planetary Poetry

In this cross-curricular STEM and language arts lesson, students learn about planets, stars and space missions and write STEM-inspired poetry to share their knowledge of or inspiration about these topics.
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Discovering Alien Oceans: Magnetism

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In 30 minutes, they will act out one complete Moon cycle.Whip Up a Moon-Like Crater (Grades 1-6) – Whip up a Moon-like crater with baking ingredients as a demonstration for students.Modeling the Earth-Moon System (Grades 6-8) – Using an assortment of playground and toy balls, students will measure diameter, calculate distance and scale, and build a model of the Earth-Moon system.Explore MoreLearn more about the Moon on NASA's Moon website.See where NASA is heading next on NASA's Moon to Mars website.Imagine a future in space with NASA's Moon to Mars posters.For the record: This story originally stated a supermoon would be visible in January and February 2018. The two supermoons of 2018 are both in January.
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Morning twilight will start at 4:30 AM EDT and sunrise will be at 5:42:11 AM.Solar noon on Tuesday, June 18 to solar noon on Wednesday, June 19, will be the longest solar day for this half of the year, 13 seconds longer than 24 hours (although the solar days around the winter solstice from November 18, 2024 through January 24, 2025 will be longer).The summer solstice, the astronomical end of spring and start of summer, will be on Thursday afternoon, June 20, at 4:51 PM EDT. Morning twilight will begin at 4:30 AM, sunrise will be at 5:43 AM, solar noon at 1:10 PM when the Sun will reach its maximum altitude of 74.6 degrees (its highest for the year), sunset at 8:37 PM, and evening twilight ending at 9:49 PM. This will be the day with the longest period of sunlight (14 hours, 53 minutes, 42.5 seconds).The next day, Friday, June 21, will be the day of the full Moon after next. Rounded to the nearest minute, the times of twilight, sunrise, etc., will be the same as on the solstice the day before, although the period of daylight will be 1.2 seconds shorter.No comets are expected to be visible and the only meteor shower peaking during this lunar cycle is a daytime shower measured by radio forward scatter observations (not a meteor shower we can see).Evening Sky HighlightsOn the evening of Thursday, May 23, 2024 (the evening of the day of the full Moon), as twilight ends (at 9:30 PM EDT), the rising Moon will be 4 degrees above the southeastern horizon with the bright star Antares just off the edge of the Moon. For parts of South and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and parts of the eastern USA (including Washington, DC), the Moon will be passing in front of Antares, blocking it from view. The bright object appearing closest to overhead will be Arcturus at 60 degrees above the east-southeastern horizon. Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation BoÃ¶tes the herdsman or plowman and is the 4th brightest star in our night sky.
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As with the size of the Moon, students may not remember just how bright the last full moon was or easily be able to compare it. Powerful city lights can also diminish how bright a supermoon seems. Viewing it away from bright overhead street lights or outside the city can help viewers appreciate the increase in brightness.What Not to ExpectA supermoon will not cause extreme flooding, earthquakes, fires, volcanic eruptions, severe weather, nor tsunamis, despite what incorrect and non-scientific speculators might suggest. Encourage your students to be good scientists and research this for themselves.Teach It The excitement and buzz surrounding a supermoon is a great opportunity to teach a variety of Moon topics with these lessons from JPL’s Education Office: *NEW* Observing the Moon (Grades K-6) – Students identify the Moon’s location in the sky and record their observations over the course of the moon-phase cycle in a journal.*NEW* Measuring the Supermoon (Grades 5-12) – Students take measurements of the Moon during its full phase over multiple Moon cycles to compare and contrast results.*NEW* Moon Phases Calendar and Calculator – Like a decoder wheel for the Moon, this calendar will show you where and when to see the Moon and every moon phase throughout the year!*NEW* Look at the Moon! Journaling Project – Draw what you see in a Moon Journal and see if you can predict the moon phase that comes next.Moon Phases (Grades 1-6) – Students learn about the phases of the Moon by acting them out. In 30 minutes, they will act out one complete Moon cycle.Whip Up a Moon-Like Crater (Grades 1-6) – Whip up a Moon-like crater with baking ingredients as a demonstration for students.Modeling the Earth-Moon System (Grades 6-8) – Using an assortment of playground and toy balls, students will measure diameter, calculate distance and scale, and build a model of the Earth-Moon system.Explore MoreLearn more about the Moon on NASA's Moon website.See where NASA is heading next on NASA's Moon to Mars website.Imagine a future in space with NASA's Moon to Mars posters.For the record: This story originally stated a supermoon would be visible in January and February 2018.
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Why does the Moon look different throughout the month?

The Moon has "phases." That means it looks a little different to us each night during its one-month orbit of our planet. We describe how the Moon looks with terms such as "Full Moon," "First Quarter," and "New Moon" (which we can't really see, because the side that is lit faces away from us).
The Moon has no light of its own. Moonlight is sunlight bouncing off the Moon's surface. As the Moon orbits Earth, the Sun lights up whatever side of the Moon is facing it. To the Sun, it's always a full Moon! If you were looking down upon Earth and its Moon from way out in space over the North Pole, you would see a Moon that looked like one of these:

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But we see the Moon from the center of its orbit. So we see different portions of the lit side of the Moon.

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What is the current phase of the Moon?

Use this tool to see the current Moon phase and to plan ahead for other Moon views. Credit: NASA

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Make Oreo Moon phases

To start, download and print this page.
Then open up some Oreo cookies and scrape off the creme filling to make the four major phases of the Moon.
These Oreo "Moons" show how the Moon looks from Earth during these phases:

New Moon:

First Quarter:

Full Moon:

Third Quarter:

You can make this Moon phase calendar and calculator to figure out what phase the Moon is in.
Or, you can go outside and look up!

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