Lunar Phases
Research Guide
Welcome 6th Grade Scientists!
In your 6th grade science class, you are learning about the phases of the moon. Your learning objective is: students will be able to identify and explain the lunar phases. So, this research guide is designed to offer you many resources, including websites, books, and activities to help you learn what the lunar phases are, what they look like, and how lunar phases happen. Be sure to explore each website, watch the videos, and engage in activities. Each resource has a learning purpose, so check them all out. Plus, you can explore further into any resource. If you find anything awesome, share with the class!
Continue exploring this main page and then click on the blue circle with 3 lines in the
top right hand corner to find more pages for videos, websites, and books.
Continue exploring this main page and then click on the blue circle with 3 lines in the
top right hand corner to find more pages for videos, websites, and books.
What are Lunar Phases?Lunar phases are what we call the phases of the moon. As the moon orbits the Earth, what we see of the moon changes day to day. Read more about the moon's phases on these UDLibSearch articles.*
"Moon" on Britannica will help you understand an overview of the moon, it's features, how it rotates, and how that relates to the phases of the moon. "A Beginner's Guide to the Moon" on SIRS Discoverer will also explain the phases of the moon plus eclipses and how they happen! * Remember to see your teacher or librarian to get the UDLibSearch login information. |
Note: These sites allow you to have the text read aloud to you, you can translate to another language, you can increase the text size, you can define unknown words, you can highlight, and take notes.
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Listen Up Scientists!
This podcast is made by Kids Listen University, and it's called "Why do we sometimes see the moon during the day?" What's great about this podcast is that it will open in another window so you can listen while you continue exploring! Obviously, this explains why we can see the moon during the day, but listen closely in the beginning for real audio footage from the first moon landing!
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