Moon Phases

     I saw Planet Animoto on Mary Ellen's Integrating Technology and Literacy Blog. Mary Ellen's animoto showed the planets and their names to reinforce student learning about the solar system. Planets

    As part of the science curriculum and the CT Content Standard 5.3, my students study the moon. I decided to create an animoto about the phases of the moon. The students are responsible for identifying and naming the moon's phases.  This will be a useful tool to help students visually reinforce this concept. Here is my animoto project.



    My class also must keep a moon journal for a month. Twice a week students are expected to observe the moon, draw a picture and write a description of their observation. 
                            
                       


    After the students have observed the moon, they are so excited to tell me what they saw and share with their classmates.  One student offered this profound observation: The moon can be seen in the daytime!