3. be excited in learning new things
be interested in things I see and hear
be curious about things I don’t know
try to understand unknown things
appreciate nature
4. One cool thing I learned in science is
I felt when I learned
about
5.
6. 1. I observe the nature.
2. I observe structures.
3. I see patterns around me.
4. I understand that nature follows patterns.
5. I understand that structures have patterns.
9. What’s in the Sky? Day and Night
Do these pictures belong in the day time, night time or both? Click to find out.
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10. : Patterns In Nature
1. Day ------→ Night
2. Sunr ise ------→ Sunset
3. New M oon <-> Crescent M oon
<-> Quarter M oon <-> Gi bbous M oon <-> Full M oon
1. Summer <-> Fall <-> Winter <-> Spr ing
2. Constellat ions
12. A ‘moon’ is the name of a body which orbits
another body, as long as it is not a star.
Earth has its own moon which can be seen
on any clear night. Just like how the Earth
orbits the sun, the Moon orbits Earth.
: The Moon
13. The Moon’s Orbit
The moon takes 27 days (and
8 hours) to orbit the Earth.
The Moon has an elliptical
orbit rather than a circular
orbit, which means it orbits
the Earth in an egg shape.
As a result, the distance from the Earth to the Moon varies
from 363,104 kilometers to 405,696 km.
14. At night the Moon gives us light, but it isn’t
a light source like the Sun. It actually
reflects the light from the Sun. Sometimes
the Earth reflects light onto the moon. This
is called ‘Earthshine’, and is why we can
sometimes see the Moon during the
daytime.
The Moon
15. Looking at the Moon from Earth, it looks like it keeps changing
shape. Can you think of why this might be?
The Moon
16. Remember that the Sun (the torch)
does not move, it just helps for this
little experiment as it is just the
shadows you are looking at.
The best way to show how we see different
phases of the Moon is by shining a torch on a
ball in a dark room. As you move the torch
around the ball, you will see different
shadows.
The Moon
17. Shapes of the Moon
Full Moon New Moon
Crescent Gibbous
18. Why does the moon appear to change
shape?
Sunlight
The Moon
reflects the
Sun’s light.
What part we
see of the Moon
depends on
where the Moon
is when orbiting
the Earth.
19. Waxing and Waning
Waning means that
we can see less of
the Moon.
Waxing means that
we can see more of
the Moon.
21. Are these moons waxing
or waning?
Waning
Gibbous
Waxing
Crescent
Waning
Half Moon
Waning
Crescent
22. Do you know what a
blue moon is?
A Blue Moon is a term for
the second of two full
moons in a single
calendar month. Another
definition says a Blue
Moon is the third of four
full moons in a single
season.
23. Who was the first
man on the
moon?
Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11, 1969