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-Sort and compare the Planets, looking at their characteristics, create a Venn diagram to demonstrate your findings.

-Create headings and categories for the diagram.

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Constellations: Connect the Dots in the Sky!

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-Your mission is to retrieve all the answers to the questions
-Watch the communication videos from the ISS.
-Create fact cards about the ISS and illustrate them

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-Use Merge Cubes and the Ipads to explore the Rotation of the Earth
-Watch the video and read the articles if you want to gain a deeper understanding
-Use the headdresses, work as a team to demonstrate the relationship between the Sun, Earh and Moon
-Illustrate the Earths' Rotations and explain the process
-Reflect on the questions

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Phases Of The Moon | Why Does The Moon Change Its Shape? | Space | Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz

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EARTH'S ROTATION & REVOLUTION | Why Do We Have Seasons? | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz

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Universe Size Comparison | Planet Size Comparison | Stars Size Comparison

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Let's Reflect 1: What are the different phases of the Moon, and why do they occur?

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Let's Reflect 1: What are the different phases of the Moon, and why do they occur?

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What Is A Space Station? | SPACE STATION | Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz

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Exploring the Universe with the Hubble and James Webb Telescopes

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James Webb vs Hubble | Complete Comparison of Telescopes

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Learn About NASA's James Webb Space Telescope! - Spaceopedia

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Hubble's Successor The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space-based infrared observatory that is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. The JWST offers improved resolution and sensitivity which [...]

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Let's Reflect 1: What are the Hubble Telescope and the James Webb Telescope, and what are their primary purposes in space exploration?

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Let's Reflect 1: What are the Hubble Telescope and the James Webb Telescope, and what are their primary purposes in space exploration?

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Let's Reflect 2: What are the main scientific achievements and discoveries associated with the Hubble Telescope & James Webb Telescope?

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Let's Reflect 2: What are the main scientific achievements and discoveries associated with the Hubble Telescope & James Webb Telescope?

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Let's Reflect 3: How will the James Webb Telescope enhance our understanding of the universe compared to the Hubble Telescope?

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Let's Reflect 3: How will the James Webb Telescope enhance our understanding of the universe compared to the Hubble Telescope?

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Earth's Rotation & Revolution: Crash Course Kids 8.1

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EARTH'S ORBIT AND ROTATION DEFINITION

The Earth moves in two different ways. Earth orbits the sun once a year and rotates on its axis once a day. The Earth's orbit makes a circle around the sun. At the same time the Earth orbits around the sun, it also spins. In science, we call that rotating on its axis. Since the Earth orbits the sun AND rotates on its axis at the same time we experience seasons, day and night, and changing shadows throughout the day.
To better understand Earth's rotation around the sun....

LET'S BREAK IT DOWN!

Earth's rotation on its axis occurs every 24 hours.

Earth is always moving. Each day, the Earth makes one complete rotation on its axis. The axis is the imaginary line through the earth that extends from the North Pole to the South Pole.

As Earth rotates, it seems like the sun is moving across the sky, but it's really the Earth that is spinning. It takes 24 hours to complete one rotation, which is why there are 24 hours in one day.

In other words, if the sun is visible in the morning starting around 6:00 AM, the Earth will spin completely around by the next morning at 6:00 AM and you will see the sun in about the same place.

The Earth orbits around the sun every 365.25 days.

While the Earth is rotating on its axis, it also orbits the sun. It takes a little more than 365 days for the Earth to make a complete trip around the sun.

Other planets have different orbital times. It takes only 87 days for Mercury to orbit the sun, but 12 years for Jupiter to make the journey.

Scientists used to think that the Earth was the center of the universe, but phenomena such as stellar parallax have proven that this is not true because the position of some stars change as we orbit.

Earth's rotation causes observable patterns like night and day.

The light from the sun shines on half of the Earth at any given time. That side is warmer and brighter. The other side of the Earth faces away from the sun (it's dark) so it is cooler and darker. Since the Earth is always spinning, there is a line between day and night and we pass through it each day.

Another pattern caused by the Earth's rotation is the length of our shadows. Shadows are longer in the afternoon than at noon. If you study shadows and their appearance throughout the day, you can use this information to help estimate the time. Sundials are designed using this idea.

It is important to remember that the sun doesn't travel across the sky. It looks that way because the Earth is spinning.

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For the majority of human history (until a few hundred years ago) Earth was believed to be the centre of the universe and everything orbited around it! In fact, Earth is really only the 3 rd planet from the Sun which everything in the solar system ultimately orbits around.

Earth orbits at an average distance of 149.6 million kilometres from the Sun, in an area of space scientists often refer to as 'the habitable zone'. This means that Earth orbits near the middle of a zone which receives just enough energy from the Sun to keep surface water in a liquid state. Like the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the Planet Venus is too close to the Sun (so is too hot) and Jupiter is too far (so is too cold), but Earth is just right!

No orbit is a perfect circle and Earth's orbit around the Sun is no different. On January 4th each year, the Earth is slightly closer to the Sun (known as perihelion) with a distance of 147.1 million km (91.4 million miles). Six months later during the first week of July, Earth is further away from the Sun at a distance of 152.1 million km (94.5 million miles).

The slight difference in distance from the Sun means the southern hemisphere receives 6.9% more sunlight energy during its summer than summers in the northern hemisphere when the Earth is further from the Sun!

Despite what you may have heard, Earth's seasons aren't caused by Earth's distance from the Sun! The seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earths rotational axis - that imaginary line through each of the poles which Earth rotates around!

Currently, the Earth is rotating at an angle of 23.4° relative to its orbit of the Sun.

This 'axial tilt' causes one hemisphere to be pointed more towards the Sun at certain times of the year. This means that for half a year one hemisphere experiences longer days than the other so is warmer because of the extra sunlight! This results in the seasons alternating between summer and winter every year as the Earth orbits the Sun.

If the Earth rotated straight up and down, as it orbited the Sun, we'd have no seasons!

Earth's orbital characteristics aren't fixed over long periods of time ( Learn about orbits). Over thousands of years Earth's orbital shape, axial tilt and the direction the axis is pointing changes. This leads to slight variations in the amount of energy areas of the Earth's surface receives.

A very clever scientist named Milutin Milankovitch calculated the way these cycles change over time and how they are related to variations in Earth's climate. These three changes in Earth's orbital characteristics (known as the Milankovitch Cycles) cause the formation of the long-term 100,000 years Ice Ages cycles!

1. The shape of Earth's orbit changes from almost circular to mildly elliptical (oval-shaped) over the course of ~100,000 years.

2. The angle of Earth's axial tilt (known as obliquity) varies between 22.1°- 24.5° over 41,000 years.

3. The direction that the Earth's rotational axis points in space (known as precession) wanders and completes a full circle every 25,700 years.

These changes to Earth's orbit and rotational axis are caused by the gravitational influences of the Sun, Moon, Jupiter, Saturn and their tidal forces. But don't worry we're currently in a 'warm' period of the climate cycle so another ice age isn't expected for over 50,000 years!

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Facts On Earth's Orbit, Seasons & Cycles ⧂ - Spaceopedia

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Spinning Through Space Earth is speeding around the Sun at over 107,000 kilometres an hour and swings closest to the Sun around Christmas time, but you'd never know it! Its [...]

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Let's Reflect 1: What is the Earth's rotation, and why is it important to understand?

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Let's Reflect 1: What is the Earth's rotation, and why is it important to understand?

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Let's Reflect 2: What are some key features of the Earth's rotation?

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Let's Reflect 2: What are some key features of the Earth's rotation?

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-Use Merge Cubes and the Ipads to explore the Phases of the Moon
-Use the information you have learnt to demonstrate the phases of the moon, using oreos, use the template sheet to prepare your examples- (don’t eat any until you have taken a photo of your completed work)
-Watch the video to gain a deeper understanding
-Reflect on the questions

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All About the Planets | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

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Learn more about the planets in our solar system

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Let's Reflect 1: What are the key characteristics of planets in our solar system?

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Let's Reflect 1: What are the key characteristics of planets in our solar system?

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Let's Reflect 3: What lessons can we learn about the diversity of planets and their place in the solar system through this comparative exercise?

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Let's Reflect 3: What lessons can we learn about the diversity of planets and their place in the solar system through this comparative exercise?

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Let's Reflect 2: How can we categorize the planets?

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Let's Reflect 2: How can we categorize the planets?

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Let's Reflect 3: Can you explain how the concept of the Earth's rotation connects to other topics, such as seasons and climate?

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Let's Reflect 3: Can you explain how the concept of the Earth's rotation connects to other topics, such as seasons and climate?

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Let's Look at Constellations! | How We Study Space | SciShow Kids

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Twenty Top Fun Facts About The Constellations - Spaceopedia

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Learn About The Constellations! The word constellation comes from a Latin word meaning 'set of stars' and simply refers to a prominent group of stars on the celestial sphere that [...]

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Let's Reflect 1: What are star constellations, and why have they been important throughout human history?

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Let's Reflect 1: What are star constellations, and why have they been important throughout human history?

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-Use the merge cubes and iPad to investigate Stars in the Sky
-Watch the video and read the article for deeper understanding

-Create constellations, using the coordinates (have you played battleships? remember the first number is on the x axis, the second number is on the y axis (x,y))
-Reflect on the questions

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Let's Reflect 2: How do astronomers define and categorize star constellations in the night sky?

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Let's Reflect 2: How do astronomers define and categorize star constellations in the night sky?

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Let's Reflect 3: How are constellations connected to our daily lives?

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Let's Reflect 3: How are constellations connected to our daily lives?

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A black hole is the name given to a mysterious type of object in space, first theorised by scientists as a consequence of Einstein's theory of General Relativity, but later indirectly observed by astronomers.

They are objects with an enormous amount of concentrated mass and an extremely strong gravitational field. So strong that no particles, or even radiation such as light, can escape its mighty pull! This is how the name 'black hole' came about on account they don't emit or reflect anything so are essentially invisible!

A certain distance from a black hole, related to its mass, is a point known as an 'event horizon' which is the point beyond which nothing can return. So don't stray too close to a black hole's event horizon otherwise you'll never be seen again!

Are There Different Types Of Black Holes?

Yes, there are! Astronomers believe there are three main types of black holes depending on their size and mass.

The largest black holes are called 'supermassive' black holes and are believed to reside at the centre of every galaxy. They have a mass several million times greater than our Sun with a gravitational field so strong that billions of stars and planets are kept in orbit about them. Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A* at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy!

The most common type of black hole is believed to have formed from large dying stars several times bigger than our Sun but would fit within a 20-kilometre wide sphere. These are called 'stellar' black holes

The smallest black holes are known as ' primordial' black holes and maybe as small as a single atom but with the mass of a large mountain.

How Do Black Holes Form?

A black hole is believed to form when an object in space grows and reaches a sufficient mass to warp the very fabric of 'spacetime', so severely, that nothing can resist its pull. These black holes will continue to grow as they absorb interstellar dust and gas even particles from the ever-present cosmic background radiation!

Black holes can also form when large stars, several times larger than our Sun, begin to die as they run out of nuclear fuel. As the star dies and collapses their cores become denser and denser. This may result in a Supernova before the collapsed core forms a dense stellar black hole.

How Do Astronomers Study Black Holes?

By their very nature, black holes are impossible to study directly because they are essentially invisible! So scientists can only study them indirectly by observing the effect their extremely large gravity has on nearby objects (stars) or the lensing effect they have on the light of background stars and galaxies!

Astronomers can also use space-based telescopes, such as the Chandra X-ray Observatory, to study gases and particles which black holes sometimes strip from nearby stars and accelerate to high temperatures before passing their event horizon! Never to be seen again!

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What Are Black Holes And How Do They Form? - Spaceopedia

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Where Gravity Is King! A black hole is a mysterious object in space with a mass so great, and gravitational field so strong, that nothing can escape its mighty pull; [...]

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-Watch the video clip on What Is A Black Hole

-Follow the instructions, use the equipment to understand further the science behind a black hole.

-Reflect on the questions

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BLACK HOLE | The Dr. Binocs Show | Best Educational Videos for Kids | Peekaboo Kids

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Let's Reflect 1: What is a black hole, and why are they considered one of the most mysterious objects in the universe?

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Let's Reflect 1: What is a black hole, and why are they considered one of the most mysterious objects in the universe?

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Let's Reflect 2: What are the key characteristics of a black hole?

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Let's Reflect 2: What are the key characteristics of a black hole?

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Get to Know Your Galaxy! | Astronomy for Kids

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Let's Reflect 3: Think of 5 adjectives to describe galaxies.

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Let's Reflect 3: Think of 5 adjectives to describe galaxies.

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What Is The Milky Way? The Dr. Binocs Show | Best Learning Videos For Kids | Peekaboo Kidz

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Cool Fun Facts About Galaxies! 🌌 - Spaceopedia

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Swirling Disks Of Stars, Gas And Rock! A galaxy is among the biggest structures known to exist in space. They are huge collections (often disks), of stars, gas, planets etc [...]

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Let's Reflect 1: What is a galaxy, and how does it differ from other celestial objects in the universe?

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Let's Reflect 1: What is a galaxy, and how does it differ from other celestial objects in the universe?

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Let's Reflect 2: What are the key characteristics galaxies?

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Let's Reflect 2: What are the key characteristics galaxies?

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-Watch the video and read the article
-Create a Venn Diagram to compare & contrast the Hubble vs the James Webb Telescope
-Reflect on the Questions

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-Watch the videos on galaxies
-Describe the characteristics and name at least two galaxies
-Create galaxy fact cards with illustrations ( Consider your presentation)
-Reflect on the questions

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International Space Station for Kids | Bedtime History

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25 Amazing Facts About The International Space Station (ISS) - Spaceopedia

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Man's Base In Space! Check out these Cool Space Facts about the International Space Station (ISS)! Learn when it was launched, how big it is, how many astronauts have visited [...]

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Let's Reflect 1: What is the International Space Station (ISS), and why is it important in the field of space exploration?

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Let's Reflect 1: What is the International Space Station (ISS), and why is it important in the field of space exploration?

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Let's Reflect 2: What are the roles and responsibilities of astronauts in ISS?

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Let's Reflect 2: What are the roles and responsibilities of astronauts in ISS?

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Let's Reflect 3: What are the challenges and benefits of conducting long-duration space missions on the ISS?

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Let's Reflect 3: What are the challenges and benefits of conducting long-duration space missions on the ISS?

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This short clip shows the difference between images captured by the two telescopes.

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This short clip shows the difference between images captured by the two telescopes.

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Hubble Space Telescope vs. James Webb Telescope #shorts

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We have a slightly different view of the Moon each night. We describe how the Moon looks with the eight Moon phases, or shapes:

🌑 New

🌒 Waxing Crescent

🌓 First Quarter

🌔 Waxing Gibbous

🌕 Full

🌖 Waning Gibbous

🌗 Third Quarter

🌘 Waning Crescent

If you have looked into the night sky, you may have noticed the Moon appears to change shape each night. Some nights, the Moon might look like a narrow crescent. Other nights, the Moon might look like a bright circle. And on other nights, you might not be able to see the Moon at all. The different shapes of the Moon that we see at different times of the month are called the Moon's phases.

Why does this happen? The shape of the Moon isn't changing throughout the month. However, our view of the Moon does change.

The Moon does not produce its own light. There is only one source of light in our solar system, and that is the Sun. Without the Sun, our Moon would be completely dark. What you may have heard referred to as "moonlight" is actually just sunlight reflecting off of the Moon's surface.

The Sun's light comes from one direction, and it always illuminates, or lights up, one half of the Moon - the side of the Moon that is facing the Sun. The other side of the Moon is dark.

On Earth, our view of the illuminated part of the Moon changes each night, depending on where the Moon is in its orbit, or path, around Earth. When we have a full view of the completely illuminated side of the Moon, that phase is known as a full moon.

But following the night of each full moon, as the Moon orbits around Earth, we start to see less of the Moon lit by the Sun. Eventually, the Moon reaches a point in its orbit when we don't see any of the Moon illuminated. At that point, the far side of the Moon is facing the Sun. This phase is called a new moon. During the new moon, the side facing Earth is dark.

The eight Moon phases:

🌑 New: We cannot see the Moon when it is a new moon.

🌒 Waxing Crescent: In the Northern Hemisphere, we see the waxing crescent phase as a thin crescent of light on the right.

🌓 First Quarter: We see the first quarter phase as a half moon.

🌔 Waxing Gibbous: The waxing gibbous phase is between a half moon and full moon. Waxing means it is getting bigger.

🌕 Full: We can see the Moon completely illuminated during full moons.

🌖 Waning Gibbous: The waning gibbous phase is between a full moon and a half moon. Waning means it is getting smaller.

🌗 Third Quarter: We see the third quarter moon as a half moon, too. It is the opposite half as illuminated in the first quarter moon.

🌘 Waning Crescent: In the Northern Hemisphere, we see the waning crescent phase as a thin crescent of light on the left.

The Moon displays these eight phases one after the other as it moves through its cycle each month. It takes about 27.3 days for the Moon to orbit Earth. However, because of how sunlight hits the Moon, it takes about 29.5 days to go from one new moon to the next new moon.

Here's what the Moon looks like right now from Earth:

Interested in learning more about the Moon?

Related Resources for Educators

Daily Moon Guide
Moon Phases Simulation Viewed from Earth and Space
Our World: Moon Phases
Make a Moon Phase Calendar and Calculator

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Let's Reflect 3: What are some real-world applications of understanding Moon phases, such as in navigation or agriculture?

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Let's Reflect 3: What are some real-world applications of understanding Moon phases, such as in navigation or agriculture?

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Let's Reflect 2: What are the key characteristics of each Moon phase?

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Let's Reflect 2: What are the key characteristics of each Moon phase?

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Phases of the Moon: Astronomy and Space for Kids - FreeSchool

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Let's Reflect 3: What would it be like if you fell into a black hole, and how does this concept challenge our understanding of physics and space-time?

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Let's Reflect 3: What would it be like if you fell into a black hole, and how does this concept challenge our understanding of physics and space-time?

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Another Video From Me, This Video Is Similar to the comparison video but better

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Another Video From Me, This Video Is Similar to the comparison video but better

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