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Moonlight Serenade

In this activity, learners act as the Earth and observe how different angles between the Sun, Earth, and Moon affect the phases of the moon we see each month. Learners work in pairs and make observations of a hand-held Moon model in a darkened room from two vantage points. Use this activity to introduce learners to Moon phases, eclipses, spring tides, and neap tides. This resource also has information about rip currents and beach safety....

Keywords:: Social Sciences, Plane Geometry, Moon and Sun, The Moon, Structure and Properties of Matter, NSDL, New Moon, Rip Current, Physics, Reflection and Refraction, Lunar Eclipse, Chemistry, General, Earth System Science, Science and Society, Physical Science, Communicating Results, Mathematics, Earth Processes, Tides, Engineering, Earth, Weather and Climate, Days, Moon Phases, Education, Waning, Spring Tide, Orbit, Eclipses, Conducting Investigations, Solar Eclipse, Sunlight and Color, Data Representation, Atmospheric Science, Space Science, Data Analysis, Materials Science, The Sun, Full Moon, Moon, Geoscience, Model Building, Oceanography, Data Collection, Gathering Data, Gibbous, General Science, Technology, Waxing, Neap Tide, Phases, Currents