The Moon's Phases

Lab Brief #3

🎯 Your mission

Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

What you'll learn

The moon changes shape over a month. We see a full moon, half moon, crescent, and new moon.

Key words

moon
A round object in space that orbits a planet.

Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

Say your guess out loud — then find out if you were right.

Step 1 of 4 · Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 of 4 · Do

Draw the sun, Earth, and moon. Use arrows to show which way they move.

Step 3 of 4 · Observe

Compare what happened to what you predicted.

Step 4 of 4 · Record

Tell the class one thing you learned today.

Question 1 of 3

Why does the moon look different each night?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 3

Why can we see the moon at night?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 3 of 3

What is the closest star to Earth?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Mind = blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

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