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Phasesofthemoonlesson

The document provides a lesson plan to teach students about the phases of the moon using Oreo cookies. The objective is for students to identify phases of the moon with 90-100% accuracy through a group activity and independently order the phases with 80-100% accuracy. Students will use Oreos to demonstrate the moon phases of first quarter, full, last quarter, and new, then sketch and check their understanding before modeling with cookies.

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Phasesofthemoonlesson

The document provides a lesson plan to teach students about the phases of the moon using Oreo cookies. The objective is for students to identify phases of the moon with 90-100% accuracy through a group activity and independently order the phases with 80-100% accuracy. Students will use Oreos to demonstrate the moon phases of first quarter, full, last quarter, and new, then sketch and check their understanding before modeling with cookies.

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Phases of the Moon Oreo Lesson

Student Objective:
By the end of this lesson the student will be able to identify the phases of the
moon through an oreo moon activity as a whole group showing 90-100%
accuracy.
The students will be able to put the phases of the moon in order by placing
the phases in order on an exit slip independently with 80-100% accuracy.

SOL(s):
3.8 The student will investigate and understand basic patterns and
cycles occurring in nature. Key concepts include a) patterns of
natural events such as day and night, seasonal changes, simple
phases of the moon, and tides; [taught later in the year: b) animal
life cycles; and c) plant life cycles.]

Key Vocabulary:
cycle/ pattern
sequence
rotation
revolution
phases of the moon (first quarter, full, last [third] quarter, new)
Tides

Lesson:

This activity is meant to help students recognize and remember the phases of the moon and the
order in which they occur.
Begin lesson by having students describe what the moon looks like and how it
changes shape based on what they have learned over the past week (SMART Lesson,
Brain Pop Jr., The Moon Book we read)
Explain to the students that they will be using Oreo cookies to make the phases
of the moon and to put them in order. Demonstrate how to twist the cookies open so that
all the frosting is on one side of the cookie.
Pass out 3 cookies to each student, a paper towel, a plastic knife, and a copy of
the moon phase worksheet to each student.
Have the students use their pencils to sketch what they think the moon phases
look like in each box and raise their hand to have you check before they start using their
cookies to make the phases.

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