Gizmo Warm-Up

Look at the VIEW OF MOON FROM EARTH pane. What do you see? I see a person on top of it and its showing half of the moon and the earth I see the moon spinning around and changing form.

Click Reset ( ) and set the Speed to Slow. Click Play, and then click Pause ( ) when the Moon is aligned with the eastern horizon (E).

Look to the upper left. What time is it?8:20 PMThis is the time of moonrise.

Click Play and then Pause when the Moon is aligned with the western (W) horizon.

What time is it? 8:28 am This is the time of moonset.

STOP here on Tuesday, 3/17

BEGIN here on Wednesday, 3/18

Activity:

Be sure to follow the directions on the Gizmo document to help you answer the questions

Observe: Drag the Moon to the left side of Earth. You will see a Full Moon on the VIEW OF MOON FROM EARTH pane. Use the Gizmo to find the time of moonrise and moonset.

What is the time of moonrise? 5:24

At what time is the Moon directly over the observer’s head?7:28 pmWhat is the time of moonset? 9:59

Compare: In the Warm-up activity, you measured the time of moonrise and moonset during the New Moon phase. You found that the Moon rose at approximately 6:00 A. M. and set at approximately 6:00 P. M.

How do the times of moonrise and moonset compare for the Full Moon and New Moon?

Predict: How do you expect the times of moonrise and moonset to change as the Moon

orbits Earth?

Gather data: For each Moon phase listed below, use the Gizmo to find the time of moonrise, the time that the Moon is overhead, and the time of moonset. List these in the table.

Phase

Illustration

Moonrise

Overhead

Moonset

New Moon

Waxing Crescent

First Quarter

Waxing Gibbous

Full Moon

Waning Gibbous

Third Quarter

Waning Crescent

Analyze: What patterns do you notice in your data?

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