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Module · Grade 6 · Science

Earth-Sun-Moon System

Moon phases, eclipses and seasons.

Grade
Grade 6
Subject
Science
Course
Middle School Science
Strand
Earth and Space Science
Standards
MS-ESS1-1
NGSS

Tools

1 ready to use.

Moon Phase Model

Drag the Moon around Earth and see the same moment from space and from a backyard. Then find out why we don't get an eclipse every month.

Science Grades 6-8 Simulator

Word Wall

6 words in English and Spanish: moon phase, eclipse, axis, rotation, revolution, season. Print them as wall cards, mini cards or a student glossary.

Print the words

Lesson plans

One class period each, built around a tool. Print them, change them, share them.

  • Moon Phase Model45 minutes · I can use a model of the Sun, Earth and Moon to explain why the Moon has phases and why we don't get an eclipse every month.