Section outline

  • Links to Holistic Report: 

    Moon | Marama *A new moon started on May 1st

    How the moon and earth are linked to planting and Matariki. 

    Activities:

    1. In class learning -- Google Slides (refer to Google Classroom) 
    2. Literacy -- Connected journals "Night Light" by David Hill and "Why is the moon upside down" by Trish Puharich
    3. BrainPop -- Moon video + quiz (assigned in Google Classroom)
    4. Lab activities --  simulating how moon craters were made
    5. Hands-on activities -- modelling the earth and moon orbits, drawing the moon each night for a month!

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Describe the features of the earth's moon and how they were formed
    • Differentiate how the earth's movements equate to a day, year, and account for seasons
    • Visually identify the different phases of the moon
    • Extension: Explain what leads to lunar and solar eclipses 
    Key terms:

    • orbit, rotate, revolve, moon phases (new moon, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, quarter noon), gravity, crater, eclipse, constellation





    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...the moon phases by observing the moon so we can connect its pattern to lunar months
    • We are EXPLORING...how the earth, moon and sun are linked together to recognise how days, months, years and seasons are formed
    • We are EXPLORING... seasons to discover which constellations (eg. Matariki) are visible during the year and how they link to planting