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Moon Phases Shadow Worksheet
🔦 Part 1: Understanding Our Model
1. In our Moon phases model, what does the flashlight represent?
Te Marama (The Moon)
Te Rā (The Sun)
Te Taiao (The Earth)
2. What does the ball represent in our experiment?
Te Rā (The Sun)
Te Marama (The Moon)
Te Taiao (The Earth)
3. Why do we need to do this experiment in a dark room?
To make it more fun
So we can clearly see the shadows on the ball
Because the Moon only comes out at night
4. What creates the different shapes we see on the ball?
The ball is changing shape
Light and shadow from the flashlight
The room getting darker
🌙 Part 2: Moon Phase Knowledge
5. Does Te Marama (the Moon) actually change its shape in space?
Yes, it grows and shrinks
No, it always stays the same round shape
Only during winter
6. Why does the Moon look different to us on Earth each night?
7. Complete this sentence: The different Moon shapes we see are caused by _________ and _________ from Te Rā (the Sun).
The different Moon shapes we see are caused by _____________ and _____________ from Te Rā (the Sun).
8. In our experiment, when the flashlight shines directly on the ball, what Moon phase does this represent?
New Moon
Full Moon
Half Moon
🎨 Part 3: Draw and Explain
9. Draw what you observed when the flashlight was shining on one side of the ball. Show the light and shadow areas.
10. Explain in your own words why Te Marama (the Moon) appears to change shape in the night sky.
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