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Lunar Phases: A Dance under the Sun

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Learners use a polystyrene ball, sunlight, and the motions of their bodies to model the Moon's phases outdoors.

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Hints for uses in your library For this activity polystyrene balls are recommended opposed to Styrofoam balls that may be too translucent.
Related Links Websites:
NASA: Moon to Mars
Facts About the Moon
NASA Spaceplace: The Moon
The Moon's Phases in Oreos
NASA on Earth's Moon
A Peek into the Moon's Interior
Exploring the Moon Educator Guide
On the Moon Educator Guide
Last Mission to the Moon
Apollo 11 in Real Time
Exploring Lunar Phases

Images:
Earth's Moon
Global Images of Earth

Videos:
European Space Agency Video: Building a Moon Base
NOVA video: Extreme Temperatures on the Moon
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio: Tour of the Moon 4k
Kid on the Moon
NASA | BEST: Living on the Moon
Originating Source Lunar and Planetary Instute
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Looking Up!: The Science of Stargazing by Joe Rao and Mark Borgions
Look Inside Space by Rob Lloyd Jones, Benedetta Giaufret and Enrica Rusiná
Moon Base Alpha Series by Stuart Gibbs and Gibson Frazier
Astronomy: Cool women in space by Anita Yasuda and Lena Chandhok
The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons
How to Be a Space Explorer: Your Out-of-This-World Adventure by Mark Brake
Spaceships and Rockets by Deborah Lock
Science Adventures with Max the Dog by Jeffrey O Bennett and Alan Okamoto
CatStronauts by Drew Brockington

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Lunar Phases: A Dance under the Sun

Lunar Phases: A Dance under the Sun

Learners use a polystyrene ball, sunlight, and the motions of their bodies to model the Moon's phases outdoors.