Lesson 23 of 84 · Days and Seasons

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The Moon's Changing Shape (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #23

Days and Seasons.

🎯 Your mission

Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

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Mind = Blown

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

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Make a hypothesis first

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

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
star
planet

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Read the introduction. What is this lesson about?

Step 2 — Do

Use a flashlight and a ball to show how the Earth's spin creates day and night.

Step 3 — Observe

Look for something that changed. What is it?

Step 4 — Record

Circle the correct answer on your worksheet.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Why does the moon look different each night?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.

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For the dinner table

“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”

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