#  Understanding the Moon's Phases 

 



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This Tour is designed to help users understand the cause of Moon phases and be able to predict where the Moon is relative to the Sun and Earth during a particular phase, and vice versa.

The Tour encourages users to check their understanding at the end by answering multiple choice questions written via linked slides.

- We used this Tour in 6th grade classroom that is equipped with multiple choice clickers.
- Students were divided in groups of 3-4, and each group received a model Moon, a ball with one half colored dark, and a clicker.
- Students were encouraged to discuss their ideas about moon phases, and the teacher and in class ambassador were able to get a sense of existing misconceptions.
- At the multiple choice questions, students were encouraged to use their model Moons to recreate the phases shown, with one person in the group acting as the Earth, Moon, and Sun.
- Each group then entered their multiple choice response in using the clicker.
- The teacher was able to review the students’ choices and address the most common incorrect responses.
- In some cases, we asked the students to do a new vote, after our discussion.



 



 

 

 



 

 

 

The full version of this tour can be downloaded here (by right-clicking) and viewed in the desktop version of WorldWide Telescope.



 

 

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