Moon Phases and Eclipses Unit

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This Comprehensive and Rigorous Unit Includes the Following:

• Unit Plan with “what to do when”
• Moon Phases and Eclipses Presentation/Notes*
• Moon Phases Informational Text & Worksheet (replaces textbook)*
• Moon Phase Demo Teacher Instructions
• Moon Phase Sorting Activity (free bonus!)
• Graphing Moon Phases Activity*
• Eclipses Starter Activity (free bonus!)
• Eclipses Informational Text & Worksheet (replaces textbook)*
• Moon Phases and Eclipses Worksheet (higher rigor)
• Eclipses Color and Label Worksheet
• Eclipses Video Links with Questions*
• Solar and Lunar Eclipses Worksheet
• Moon Phases and Eclipses CER Stations Activity*
• Moon Phases Assessment
• Moon Unit Sub Plan (10 Coolest Moon Facts Reading & Worksheet)*

*Skip the line at the copier! Starred lessons include both PRINT and digital GOOGLE SLIDES options to assign.

Topics Covered:

• Basic moon facts
• The moon’s orbit
• Moon phases (new, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, third/last quarter, waning crescent)
• Positions of the Sun, Earth, and moon at different phases
• The difference between solar and lunar eclipses
• Position of the Sun, Earth, and moon at solar and lunar eclipses

Teacher Notes:

• Answer keys are always included.
• Please note: the resources in this moon phases and eclipses unit are not editable.
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Related Standards:

• NGSS MS-ESS1-1: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses, and seasons.