Think/ Pair/ Share Activity

THINK/ PAIR/ SHARE ACTIVITY: Earth’s Moon

Be sure to explain your answers to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences. If you don’t know, write why don’t know?

1) Draw a diagram of the Sun- Earth- Moon system? 7) What is keeping the moon where it is?

2) What is “the moon”

8) What are the different motions of the move? (Hint: How does the earth move?)

3) Why is the moon important to us on Earth? 9) What is an eclipse? What is the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse?

4) What are the phases of the moon? 10) What features of the moon do you know?

5) What causes the moon phases? 11) Is there REALLa man on the moon? What is the man on the moon?

6) How did the moon form? 12) Did we really land on the moon? What is the conspiracy theory?