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Moon Journal Activity

Table 1:  The comparison of the moon at the same time on three different nights at least two nights apart.
Day 1

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In the boxes, please draw a picture of the moon, noting its shape and relationship to objects (house, trees, horizon).  Please indicate what direction you are looking as best you can.If possible, observe at the same time on Days One, Two and Three (record on this side) and then two more times on day three.
Day 2

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Day 3 (also transfer to table 2)

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Table 2:  The comparison of the moon on one night at three different times at least one hour apart.
Day 3, Time 1 from (table 1)

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Day 3 Time 2

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Day 3 Time 3

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In this box, or on a separate sheet, draw the moon’s rotation around the earth, and note the position you think the moon is in on its trip around the earth on Day Three.  Show the moon, the earth and the sun. (2 points)

 

Why does the moon seem to move through the sky over the course of a single night? (1 point)