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Moon Phases Lesson: The Moon's Orbit & Reflected Light, Grades 5-8

Grades 5-8 · Lesson

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A full moon can be bright enough to cast shadows. Does the Moon shine like a lamp? This lesson starts with that question and settles it: the Moon makes no light of its own, and moonlight is sunlight bouncing off it.

What's inside

  • 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
  • Lesson plan, 2 pages
  • Student worksheet, 2 pages
  • Answer key, 1 page

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