OUR MOON

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The Kiwi students embarking on a gleeful lunar expedition – THE PRESS Aug 2023
Outer Space Pictures, Mnemonic Devices, Face Carving, Phases Of The Moon, Our Solar System, New Moon, Moon Phases, Out Of This World, The Moon
How to Easily Memorize All Eight Phases of the Moon
four bookmarks with different pictures of people in the woods and on land, one is reading
Māori ways of knowing - weather and climate – SLH T&L RESOURCE
Knowledge of tohu – biophysical indicators – has been passed down from tūpuna over many generations. From years of observation and tracking changes in the environment, Māori have developed an understanding of local environments and processes. Tohu are passed down through kōrero tuku iho, karakia, pūrākau, whakataukī and waiata. They allow access to the memories of tūpuna and can provide a snapshot of what te taiao looked like in the past.
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Globe at Night
Globe at Night — CIT SCI PROJECT PROFILE Globe at Night is an international citizen science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen scientists to measure and submit their night sky brightness observations.
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Planet Earth and beyond – SLH TEACHER PLD
The Science Learning Hub has lots of resources for primary teachers related to the night sky in the Planet Earth and Beyond strand of the New Zealand Curriculum.
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Compass treasure hunt – SLH STUDENT ACTIVITY
In this activity, students use their knowledge of the Sun and Moon to make compass directions and then use these directions to participate in a treasure hunt.
four different types of planets in the solar system, including pluto and ceresis
Observing natural satellites – SLH STUDENT ACTIVITY
In this activity, students observe how the Moon appears to move across the sky each hour, as well as over several days. They discuss how both the rotation of the Earth as well as the satellite motion of the Moon cause this apparent motion.
the earth and moon are shown with arrows pointing in different directions to each other,
Gravity and satellite motion – SLH T&L RESOURCE
Gravity is a force that attracts all objects towards each other. People are attracted towards the Earth and the Earth towards people, the Moon and the Earth are attracted towards each other, and the Sun and the Earth are attracted towards each other. All of these attractions are caused by gravity. Gravitational attraction is greater for more massive objects. Gravity decreases as distance between the objects increases.
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The Moon and its misconceptions – SLH T&L RESOURCE
A significant part of our nightscape, the Moon has been the subject of myths, alternative conceptions and conspiracies for decades. Let’s take a look at some of the most popular alternative conceptions and why we’ve yet to colonise the big wheel of cheese in the sky.
the moon is seen during a partial solar eclipse in this photo taken on march 25, 2012
Eclipse 101 – SLH T&L RESOURCE
An eclipse is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs when something obscures something else – it eclipses it! This may sound very simple, but there are various elements playing a part to cause an eclipse to occur. There are the different orbits, Moon phases, types of eclipses and distances from Earth to consider. Here, we will give you the very basics of eclipses. Eclipses have been accurately predicted since the early stages of mankind’s history. Astronomers around 2300 BCE were predicting...
four different types of planets in the solar system, including pluto and ceresis
Natural satellites – SLH T&L RESOURCE
A satellite is anything that orbits around a larger object. A natural satellite is any celestial body in space that orbits around a larger body. Moons are called natural satellites because they orbit planets.
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Our solar system: Revolutionary ideas – SLH T&L RESOURCE
Since the earliest times, humans have made observations of the night sky. These observations, particularly of the Earth, Moon, Sun and planets (visible to the naked eye), led to the development of models to explain the movement of these natural satellites as seen in the night sky. With the development of the telescope, more accurate measurements of night sky objects were possible. This, along with the development of a more ‘scientific’ interpretation of the collected evidence, caused a major...
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Naviating with sun, moon and planets – SLH T&L RESOURCE
Knowledge about the apparent movement of the Sun, Moon and planets across the celestial sphere is important for wayfinding. You can estimate position and direction by observing, for example, where the Sun is rising and setting according to the star compass.
six phases of the moon with text that reads, why does the moon seem to change shape?
Why does the Moon (seem to) change shape?
Although the Moon appears to change during the lunar month, it is always the same shape. What does change is how much of the Moon we see from Earth, due to light and shadow.