When investigating the simulation, the moon clock, and/or the model, what did you notice about the phases of the moon? Why do we see different parts of the moon each night?
First thing that I notice about the moons is that they are all shaded in half because one side is facing the sun but then then the other side is not, so it is darker. So they all then seem the same from above. But when you are standing on earth it is differnt sometimes its half, sometimes full, or none at all. But that is the reason we see differnt parts of the moon each night, because th moon is rotating around the earth and at differnt points different parts of the moon is facing the sun, so we then see the part that the light is hitting on the moon.
How well did making a model help you understand the phases of the moon? What are some disadvantages of using models?
The models did not help as much I think really it just got me confused. But doing the pictures and drawing the moons helped me more, because I got to do all the drawing and shading and then everything made more sense to me. And once the pictures made sense to me so did the models we were doing. So I had a 2d visual on my paper and then I had a real life visual right in front of me. So drawing my observations really helped.
Scientists are thinking all the time about how they can make models of objects that are too small or too large to see: Can you think of another way to make a model to represent the various phases of the moon?
I can't think really of any but when someone is trying to explain something to me it would be awsome if I were actually there and I am with it apart of it. Because it would sort of be hard to actually do that in my opinion instead they could make a 3d movie!
What is a lunar month?
The time between successive new or full moons, equal to 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes.
Good job Hannah. Through the model, the observations, and the drawings you made you were able to analyze the activity outcomes and make a conclusion about why we see different phases of the moon. However, the answers from the textbook needed to be answers as a further discussion of the model.
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