2020/21 Lesson 10: The Moon

What would it be like to live on the moon? Maybe one day that will be a reality! But for now it is fun to imagine what it would be like. 

Here are some facts we learned about the moon:

The earth and moon rotate together so we always see the same side of the moon. We looked at a model of this in class.

The first men to walk on the moon were Americans named Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969. 

No one has walked on the moon since 1972. 

It takes 27.3 days for the moon to orbit the earth. 

The phases of the Moon are the different ways the Moon looks from Earth over about a month. As the Moon orbits around the Earth, the half of the Moon that faces the Sun will be lit up. The different shapes of the lit portion of the Moon that can be seen from Earth are known as phases of the Moon.

"The lunar phase or Moon phase is the shape of the Moon's directly sunlit portion as viewed from Earth. The lunar phases gradually change over a synodic month as the Moon's orbital positions around Earth and Earth around the Sun shift." Wikipedia

We twisted open a cookie to see if the frosting looked like the phases of the moon!

We experimented with "Fizzing Moon Rocks"!

If you want to make some at home, just mix baking soda with water. Roll the mixture into a ball and let dry. Using a pipette, squirt some vinegar on the baking soda rock and see it bubble and fizz. 

Finally, we drew the phases of the moon on a cup. As you twist the cup, you can see the different phases. It was so fun to learn about the moon!