Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8
Subject
Spanish, Solar System and Planets, Earth's Moon
Type
Interactive Multimedia, Lesson Plans / Activities
Students explore the Earth–Sun–Moon system to understand the phases of the Moon using this simulation from Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Use this resource to develop and use models to construct an understanding of why the Moon’s appearance changes through a cycle of phases as viewed from Earth.
Support materials include a Spanish version of the simulation and student pages, background information, teaching tips and discussion questions.
This resource was developed through GBH’s Bringing the Universe to America’s Classrooms project, in collaboration with NASA’s Science Activation program.
Next Generation Science Standards: MS-ESS1.B.2