What Can We What Can We Observe About

Observe About the Moon?the Moon?

Changes in the Moon’s ShapeChanges in the Moon’s Shape► The shape of The shape of

the moon seems the moon seems to to changechange a a little little each each nightnight..

► The changes The changes make a make a patternpattern that takes about that takes about 29 days!!!29 days!!!

On some nights…On some nights…

•On some nights, you can not see the moon at all.

•Then you start to see a little of it.

•After about 15 days, you see the moon as a full circle.

•Then you see less of it each night.

•In about 14 more days, you can not se it again!!!!

Day 1

new moonDay 8

quarter moon

Day 15

full moon

Day 22

quarter moon

Exploring the Moon!!!!!!Exploring the Moon!!!!!!In 1969, astronauts

went to the moon for the first time!!!!

First, they saw the

moon’s gray dust and craters.

A crater is a bowl-shaped

hole in a surface.

Next, the astronauts

explored the moon.

Later, they brought moon rocks back to

Earth.

Time for our thinking Time for our thinking caps!!!!!!!!caps!!!!!!!!

► What happens to the What happens to the moon after you see its moon after you see its full circle?full circle?

► Look for the pattern in Look for the pattern in which the moon seems which the moon seems to change?to change?

► What did the What did the astronauts do after astronauts do after they landed on the they landed on the moon?moon?

► What is a crater?What is a crater?