“M” and “A” report:
In our topic on space, we are learning about the moon and its phases.
We had noticed that the moon can sometimes be seen in the sky during the day and we wanted to find out why this is.
We already knew that the moon takes twenty eight days to orbit the earth. We also knew that the moon can be seen only because we see the sun light reflected off it.
This means that when the moon is between the sun and the earth, we will not be able to see it because the side of the moon which is reflecting sun light is facing away from us (we call this phase a New Moon).
Next, we searched on the internet for some simulations which could help us really understand why the moon appears as it does.
This simulation from Moon Giant can show you how the moon will appear at certain times of day and night as we move through the days, months and years:
We found a great clip on You Tube which has an astronomer explaining phases of the moon:
