Introduction
The purpose of this WebQuest is to help you understand and learn all the phases that our moon goes through.
You see it every night up in the sky, but did you know that there’s many phases to the moon? We want to take you on an exciting journey to learn more about the moon and what’s special about all its phases.
FUN FACT: The moon was created roughly 4.5 billion years ago when a huge rock the size of mars slammed into the earth.
From earth we always see the same side of the moon because, as the moon is rotating around the earth the same side is always facing the earth. However, if you pay close attention you'll notice the different phases of the moon. Sometimes it looks like a thin crescent and other times it may glow brightly. These are just some of the special characteristics of the phases the moon goes through.
Now that you have the necessary background information. Let’s begin this Lunar journey through the moon!!!!
Task
Phases of the Moon!
The goal of this Webquest is to help you gain a better understanding of the various moon phases as it transitions from a New moon to a Full Moon and back to New again.
Goals:
- By the time you reach the conclusion, you'll be able to identify the time frame of a complete lunar phase cycle.
- You'll also be able to match the lunar phase terms with the appropriate graphical representations.
- Learn the difference between waxing and waning.
The tasks involve:
Read the information provided along with the visuals and answer the related questions.
Navigate through the Webquest as many times as necessary until you've learned the material.
Have fun and enjoy learning about the phases of the Moon!!!!
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Process
Process
In this section you will:
- Identify the time frame of a complete lunar phase cycle
- Match the lunar phase terms with the appropriate graphical representations.
- Identify the difference between waxing and waning moons.
Instruction
- Use and apply information from the interactive Lunar Cycle module found at (https://houstonpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.eiu.mphase/phases-of-the-moon/#.Wsz4YIgbPIU) to answer the following questions
- Bring cursor to the link, right click and click on “open in new tab”
- Once you are on the page, you will click launch as seen in figure 1 below.
Figure 1
- After clicking on “LAUNCH” a window will appear. Click on the “Monthly Cycle” section. This is the only tab we will cover.
- Figure 2
https://flic.kr/p/25d1LG1
Questions:
- What are the five basic moon phases viewed from Earth?
- At the bottom of the page, click “Next” to continue to the next section.
2a. Looking at figure 3 identify which phase is visible from the Earth starting from number 1 and ending with 8.
Figure 3
- Identify and label the images below.
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Evaluation
| Categories |
Excellent (4 points) |
Good (3 points) |
Fair (2 points) |
Poor (1 point) |
| Accuracy of Answers | 100-90% of questions were answered correctly from the task. | 90-80% of questions were answered correctly from the task. | 80-70% of questions were answered correctly from the task. | 70-60% of questions were answered correctly from the task. |
| Completeness of Work | All the questions and answers were written in complete sentences. | There are 2 or more questions answered correctly but with incomplete sentences. | There are 1 or 2 questions answered but written with incomplete sentences. | There are 1 or 2 questions that are not answered or not written in complete sentences. |
| Use of Sources | Team used lots of data and facts while answering questions and showing all the resources provided. | Team used a decent amount of data and facts while answering questions and showing some of all the resources provided. | Team uses bare minimum amount of data and facts while answering questions and showing parts of all the resources provided. | Team completely lacking the amount of data and facts while answering questions and showing no resources. |
| Punctuation and Spelling | There are no spelling or punctual errors. | There are 1 spelling and punctual error. | There is 1 or 2 spelling and punctual errors. | There are 2 or more spelling and punctual errors. |
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have successfully gone from New moon to Full moon and back to New moon again!
Wasn't that fun? Now, let's finish up this WebQuest!
Now that you're done, you should be able to:
- Identify the time frame of a complete lunar phase cycle.
- Match the lunar phase terms with the appropriate graphical representations.
- Know the difference between waxing and waning.
I hope you had as much fun as I did! For all of your hard work, here is a short story for your to enjoy about a little girl and the moon.
"Papa, Please Get The Moon For Me" based on the picture book by Eric Carle.
Credits
Introduction- Carlos Gaona
Task- Socorro Hernandez
Process- Miranda Simmons
Evaluation- Adilbhai Dauva
Conclusion- Kali Lively