Ride the Storm: Navigating Through Unstable Periods / Katerina Rudko (Belka G...
Moon phases scavengerhunt
1. Moon Phase
Scavenger
Hunt
Credits: Elizabeth Hawkins
2. Moon Phase Scavenger Hunt
Directions:
1. Read the question.
2. Click on the correct answer.
3. If you get the wrong answer,
you will be directed to try
again. Click to be
redirected to the question.
3. If you get the right answer,
you will be directed to go to
the next question.
3. Go to the moon website. First click
on Background Information and read
the information. Then, click the
green play button and watch the
model of the moon rotate around
the earth. After you understand
how the sun, moon and earth’s
positions change the appearance of
the moon, answer the following
question.
When the moon is between the earth
and the sun the moon’s phase is a/an:
a. 1st quarter moon
4. Read the following facts about
the moon and then take the moon
quiz. Once you finish with a page,
don’t forget to click the
5. The Moon
The moon is cold and dry
and the surface is covered
with rocks and dust. It has
no atmosphere and is only
about 1/4 of the earth’s size.
The same side of the moon
always faces the Earth. The
moon revolves around the
Earth in about one month. It
rotates around its own axis
in the same amount of time.
6. The surface of the moon is
scarred by millions of
craters, caused by
asteroids, comets, and
meteorites. There have
been many missions to the
moon. NASA's Apollo
Mission sent Neil
Armstrong, "Buzz“ Aldrin,
and Michael Collins to the
moon for the first time on
July 20, 1969. Neil
7. Moon Quiz
1. Is the Moon bigger or smaller
than the Earth?
Bigger Smaller
2. The Moon's surface is scarred
by millions
of _______?
Oceans Craters
3. Does the same side of the Moon
always face the Earth?
8. 4. Does the Moon have an
atmosphere?
No Yes
5. Who was the first person to
walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong John
Glenn
6. About how long does it take the
Moon to revolve around the
Earth?