My+Moon

My Moon 2My Moon1 Task Illustrations Of 8 moon phases- New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent... Correct the direction of the moon's orbit- The moon travels west to east, the rotation of the earth makes it appear it is traveling east to west. Illustrations of the earth and sun-

Time and period between each phase- 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes

Paragraph- The earth's moon has been fascinating civilizations since the beginning of time. In ancient times people believed that the moon was a powerful god or goddess. The Romans called their moon goddess Diana. In Greece, the moon goddess was Selene. More recently, some American Indian tribes believed that the sun and moon were siblings, brother and sister gods. There are stories and legends that also attempt to explain the changing shapes and shadows of the moon's surface. One legend explaining the surface of the moon tells a story about a "man in the moon" who was sent there to serve a prison term for stealing. Today we know the causes for the change in the moon's shape as the "moonth" progresses. These changes occur because the relative positioning of the moon, Earth, and the sun. On occasion a special event occurs when the moon, earth, and the sun are perfectly in alignment. This is called an eclipse. There are two types of eclipses, lunar and solar. The moon also controls the waves in an ocean if it's a full moon the wave rises and if it's half a moon it goes down... I learned that the moon is very important because it help cool down the earth from the sun when it's to hot and it help light the sky up a little when the sun is on the other side of the world....

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