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Lesson Plan for the Elementary School Visit
In groups of three, the students devised lesson plans according to times and activities. Here is an example of what one group will tentatively be doing.
| Introductions: | Have everyone say their name and one fun fact about the moon. |
| Part One: Journals (Nicole) | We will sit down in a circle with our journals. What did the first moon that you saw look like? Over the next couple of days what did the moon look like? Was it different? Which side was lit, the right or the left side? Was it bigger or smaller? Was it waxing or waning? Did you observe the moon and the sun at the same time? (If yes… does anyone have any drawings of this?) |
| Part Two: Patterns (Erika) | Did you notice any patterns in the shape of the moon? Then we will write down any patterns that they noticed on the chart paper. If there are any questions as we go along we will also put these on chart paper. |
| Part Three: Model (Chelsey) | First before we start we go over some guidelines of using the Styrofoam balls. To do this we will demonstrate things that are obviously wrong and ask if they are right. (Do we poke out friends with the balls? No.) Next we will explain how the ball is the moon, the light source is the sun and our head is the earth. Then we will begin passing out the toothpicks and the balls. Can you figure out where to hold the ball so that the whole thing is lit up? To match the pattern, which way, the left or right should we move the moon? What happens when we keep going in a full circle? Do you think this is really how the moon works? Why or why not. |
| Part Four: The moon dance (Everyone) | NOTE: Rotating= to spin Revolving= to go around something Three volunteers, one is the sun, moon and earth. Have the moon rotate around the earth Talk about the different phases, and terms Talk about how the earth rotates, once a day- 7 times in quarter- 4 quarters in a month. |
