Grade Six Science

Did you have a good week? Did you participate in any of the Education Month activites? What is the theme for this Education Month this year? Have you been working really hard? Do ensure that you revise regularly. In the past weeks we looked at the planets, the Sun and at other stars. We also had a peek at the Universe. This week we will end our study of the Solar System by continuing to look at the moon. When last did you see the moon? When last did you take a good look at it? (Do remember that you should never look directly at the Sun.) Read the poem below about the moon. changes in the appearance of the moon are known as phases of the moon. Call a friend and agree to look at the sky at night for a few weeks and draw the moon that you see. You should also record the time it is seen and its position on the sky (to the east, west, overhead. Etc.)? Try to do this activity at the same time each evening. Discuss your recordings from time to time with your friend and compare what you have.

You can do it like this: When the moon is between the Earth and the Sun, its dark side is towards us. We cannot see this side. This is the period of the new moon.

Sometimes we see only one- half of the moon. This period is referred to as ters (last, first, etc.)

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Sometimes we are able to see the entire side of the moon facing us. We see a fully lighted circle. This is referred to as the full moon.

Your drawings on the chart should show the different shapes of the moon. Where can you find diagrams of the moon in its different phases? That’s right! Many calendars and some diaries have them. You can cut out some of them and paste them in your Science scrapbook. This can also be used with your chart that we discussed earlier. Show your scrap book to your teacher.

Goodbye for now, Boys and Girls!

Have lots of fun moongazing!