1. Moon Phase
Scavenger
Hunt
By: 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. Go to the Lunar Phases Challenge
and click on the OK button to begin.
Drag the correct moon phase from
the bottom of the challenge to the
missing phase in the calendar.
Follow the directions and
complete Levels 1, 2 and 3. When
you have completed all 3 Levels
click on the Ribbon, fill in your
name and print the certificate.
Leave your printed copy in the
printer and it will be collected
5. 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
6. The Moon
The moon is a cold and dry and the
surface is strewn 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. On
the moon, the sky always appears
black, even on the bright side.
7. 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 Appollo
Mission sent Neil
Armstrong and "Buzz“
Aldrin to the moon for the
first time on July 20, 1969.
Neil Armstrong was the
8. 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?
9. 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?
