Science at key stage 3 (Year 7)
Unit 7L: The solar system and beyond
Section 3: b. How do we see the Sun and Moon?
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Objectives |
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- how the view from the Earth of the Moon causes the phases in a regular sequence
- to use information from secondary sources
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- Provide pupils with images showing how the Moon changes shape over a 28-day period. Ask them to sequence these and help them to explain this in terms of the Sun as a light source. Encourage pupils to use models and images to improve their explanation,
eg half-black polystyrene sphere on a stick moved around at head height.
- Show an image of the Earth taken from the Moon. Ask pupils if a Moon dweller would see the apparent 'phases of the Earth'.
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- sequence the phases of the Moon over a 28-day period
- explain how the view from the Earth of the Moon causes the phases in a regular sequence
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Points to note |
- Newspaper reports of the phases of the Moon, sunrise and sunset times could be used in this work.
- Use other secondary sources,
eg video clips and animations from CD-ROMs, to help develop mental links between models, diagrams and perception.
- Extension: pupils could make observations of the Moon at night and during the day, and record its changing phase and position in the sky.
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