After becoming experts about stars, our study led us to learning about the Earth's moon. We read several non-fiction books about the moon. We learned that the moon orbits around the Earth and that it is mostly made of rock and dust.
We used our Promethean Board to watch videos about the phases of the moon. Each day during calendar, we used the Lunar Calendar to check the phase of the moon for the day.
With the use of the Promethean Board, we were able to watch video of the first person (Neil Armstrong) to walk on the moon! It was amazing!
We learned about the many craters on the moon. In one of our non-fiction books, we found an activity that allows you to create moon craters. Of course, we wanted to try this on our own!
We first made sure that we had all of the correct supplies.
Next, we mixed flour and water to create the moon dough.
We took turns spreading the dough out onto cardboard. Using a golf ball, we created dents that represented craters into our moon.
We even decided to drop the golfball from a standing position just like craters hit the moon in space.
After the dough was completely dry, we painted our cratered moon with gray paint.
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