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Moon Watch

Natural Sciences and Technology · Term 4

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On this Quest, you'll discover…

Watch the Moon change shape and find out what causes it.

  • Find out that the Moon is a ball of rock in space with no air and no water.
  • Find out that the Moon is smaller than the Earth, and much closer to us than the Sun.
  • Record the shape of the Moon on a calendar over several nights and draw what you see.
  • Find out that we only see the part of the Moon the Sun's light shines on, and that this changing pattern of sunlight is what we call the phases of the Moon, repeating about every 29½ days.
  • Listen to cultural stories about the Moon and talk about why the Moon matters to people.

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