The moon is up at night the same amount of time it is up during the day. The video discusses why the moon has phases, how even ancient people knew it was a sphere, and each moon phase. It focuses on each moon phase individually, not only explaining the positioning, but also how we observe it from Earth.

Concepts

the full moon, the moon, the new moon

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Encourage pupils to draw the diagram of the phases of the moon and label it properly

Classroom Considerations

• Display the video so the comment section is not visible
• Works well as an introduction to the moon and its phases

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes closed captioning in 16 languages for ELLs
• Graphics engage the viewer while highlighting the important parts

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4