Science is a Blast

6th Grade Science, Jefferson Middle School

Sites about Moon Phases

What phase was the moon on the night you were born?  http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html

Do the phases happen in a cycle?  See demonstration of the Moon Phases: 

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/moon_phases/

Simulation of moonphases: http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/moonphase.html

Moon phase page: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/phonedrmarc/2004_march.shtml

Explaination of the moon phases: http://www.astronomynotes.com/nakedeye/s13.htm

What are the phases of the moon: http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question3.html

Facts about the moon: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/phonedrmarc/2002_august.shtml

Moon facts - NASA Star Child: http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/moon.html

Moon Phases Calendar of a full month  http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon/

Scroll down for more moon links: http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00002335.shtml

Moon Phase Calendar   http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html

See the apparent moon in real time: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/idltemp/current_moon.php

Name the Phases of the Moon and see demonstration:  http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moonphase/

Another good site for demonstration and naming of moon phases:  http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/java/MoonPhase.html

U.S. Naval Observatory Data:  http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/

The moon's plane of orbit is about 5 degrees off its eliptical orbit: http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/time/moonorbit.html 

Demonstration / diagram of moon's orbit: http://www.longwood.edu/staff/dunningrb/research/vpython/moon_orbit.html

Does the moon rotate: http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/moon_spin.html

Moon Phases identified in order: http://timbeauchamp.tripod.com/moon/mooninfo.htm 

Get guiding worksheet: Moon Phases Worksheet http://www.globalclassroom.org/2003/moonphases.html

Moon Misconceptions:  http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/moonphases.html

Find the moon phase in other countries for a particular date - choose the initial of the country you are interested in - Is the moon phase the same for all parts of the world?:  Explore the Planets: http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/ss/

Moon Mania Lesson Plans and more sites: http://www.lpb.org/education/classroom/ntti/lessons/3tfmoon.html

Extra worksheets: http://www.ioncmaste.ca/homepage/resources/web_resources/CSA_Astro9/files/html/module3/lessons/lesson4/phasesMoon.html

Another labeling activity:  http://www.can-do.com/science/moonphases/moonphases.html

Another observation calendar: http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/moon/moon_worksheet/moon_worksheet.html

Gravity of the Moon and the Tides: http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/uc/earth/6/uce6_1a.html

Map of the Moon: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/moon_guide-1.html

Clear Sky Calendar -  Robinson's Private Observatory: http://cleardarksky.com/c/RbnsnLnObKSkey.html

Robinson's Lunar Observatory - Educator's Page with Activities: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/rlo/guides.htm

Lunar Occulations: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/entersite.htm

Free Book on Occulations: http://www.poyntsource.com/IOTAmanual/Preview.htm

International Occulation Timing Association: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/iotandx.htm

Explore the Planets: http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/ss/

Hubble Telescope Pictures: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/archive/top100/

This Month's Major Moon Phases and Things to See with a Telescope: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/sky_calendar.html

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