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Create a diagram or model that illustrates the causes of CURRENT lunar phases. Title your diagram “Before Impact”. For this part you can:
Draw a diagram by hand and insert a picture of your diagram into this document
Use the “draw” function in this Google Doc (Insert>Drawing>New)
Draw a diagram by hand and upload the picture to the Lesson dropbox separately
Create a physical model and insert a picture of your model into this document
Create a physical model and upload a picture of your model to the Lesson dropbox separately
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I can’t draw or upload an image here, but I’ll give you a clear, ready-to-follow plan you can use to produce a labeled diagram or build a physical model titled “Before Impact.” Follow whichever option below matches how you’ll submit (hand-drawn, Google Draw, or photographed model).
Quick concept to show on your diagram/model (one-sentence summary to include):
- Lunar phases are caused by the portion of the Moon’s sunlit half that we on Earth can see as the Moon orbits Earth; the sun always lights the same hemisphere of the Moon.
Required title on your submission: Before Impact
Option A — Hand-drawn or Google Draw diagram (step-by-step)
1. Title: Write “Before Impact” across the top.
2. Draw the Sun on the left (large yellow circle). Add arrows pointing right to show parallel sunlight.
3. Draw Earth near the center (smaller blue/green circle). Optionally add a tiny stick-figure or label “Observer on Earth” at the surface on the side facing the Moon positions you’ll draw.
4. Draw the Moon’s orbit as a circle around Earth and mark eight equally spaced Moon positions (like a clock: 12 o’clock, 1:30, 3, 4:30, 6, 7:30, 9, 10:30).
5. For each Moon position:
- Draw the Moon as a small circle.
- Shade the half of the Moon that is dark (the half facing away from the Sun). Color/label the lit half (facing the Sun).
- From Earth’s viewpoint, sketch what the Moon would look like (a small inset disk or tiny drawing near Earth showing the visible illuminated portion: new, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, last/third quarter, waning crescent).
6. Label each position with phase names:
- Between Sun and Earth (Moon between Sun and Earth) = New Moon (dark from Earth).
- Moving counterclockwise from new: Waxing Crescent, First Quarter (half-lit on right), Waxing Gibbous.
- Opposite the Sun = Full Moon (fully lit).
- Continue: Waning Gibbous, Last/Third Quarter (half-lit on left), Waning Crescent, then back to New.
7. Add a legend:
- Yellow/bright = lit side (sunlight)
- Gray = dark side
- Arrow = direction of sunlight
- Small arrow showing orbital direction (counterclockwise)
8. Add a 1–2 sentence caption at the bottom:
- Example: “Phases occur because sunlight always lights half the Moon; as the Moon orbits Earth we see different fractions of that lit half.”
Option B — Physical model to photograph (materials + build)
Materials:
- A lamp (unshaded desk lamp or any single light source = Sun)
- A globe or blue ball (Earth) and a smaller ball (ping-pong or Styrofoam = Moon)
- Wooden skewer or string to position the Moon around Earth, or just hold the Moon in positions
- Dark room
Build & photograph:
1. Put the lamp to one side as the Sun.
2. Place the Earth in the center.
3. Move the Moon to at least 4–8 positions around Earth; for each position show the lit half facing the lamp. If you can’t show all positions at once, take multiple photos with the Moon at different orbit points.
4. For a single-photo multi-position model: arrange multiple small balls around the Earth (spaced) and photograph from above so the viewer on Earth (front of globe) perspective is visible.
5. Make sure the title “Before Impact” is visible in the photo — write it on paper and set it in the scene or add it in the document near the photo.
6. Add short labels (stick notes or paper labels) in the photo or paste labels in your document: New, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent.
7. Submit the photo(s) to your lesson dropbox or insert into the Google Doc.
What to show/explain briefly with your submission (copy-paste ready):
- “Before Impact: The Moon is half-lit by the Sun at all times. The phases we see from Earth depend on the Moon’s position in its orbit relative to Earth and Sun. When the Moon is between Earth and Sun we see a New Moon; opposite the Sun we see a Full Moon; at right angles we see First or Third Quarter; intermediate positions give crescents and gibbous phases.”
Optional enhancements
- Include an Earth observer arrow and draw the portion of the Moon that is visible from that observer for each orbit position.
- Show orbital direction (counterclockwise) and the Sun’s rays as parallel lines (this emphasizes that lighting is directional).
- If you want to mention why eclipses are rare: add a small note that the Moon’s orbit is slightly tilted (~5°), so exact alignment (eclipse) does not occur every month.
If you want, tell me which format you’ll submit (hand-drawn, Google Draw, photo of model) and I can produce a printable step-by-step sketch you can copy or a checklist to ensure everything is labeled correctly.
Quick concept to show on your diagram/model (one-sentence summary to include):
- Lunar phases are caused by the portion of the Moon’s sunlit half that we on Earth can see as the Moon orbits Earth; the sun always lights the same hemisphere of the Moon.
Required title on your submission: Before Impact
Option A — Hand-drawn or Google Draw diagram (step-by-step)
1. Title: Write “Before Impact” across the top.
2. Draw the Sun on the left (large yellow circle). Add arrows pointing right to show parallel sunlight.
3. Draw Earth near the center (smaller blue/green circle). Optionally add a tiny stick-figure or label “Observer on Earth” at the surface on the side facing the Moon positions you’ll draw.
4. Draw the Moon’s orbit as a circle around Earth and mark eight equally spaced Moon positions (like a clock: 12 o’clock, 1:30, 3, 4:30, 6, 7:30, 9, 10:30).
5. For each Moon position:
- Draw the Moon as a small circle.
- Shade the half of the Moon that is dark (the half facing away from the Sun). Color/label the lit half (facing the Sun).
- From Earth’s viewpoint, sketch what the Moon would look like (a small inset disk or tiny drawing near Earth showing the visible illuminated portion: new, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, last/third quarter, waning crescent).
6. Label each position with phase names:
- Between Sun and Earth (Moon between Sun and Earth) = New Moon (dark from Earth).
- Moving counterclockwise from new: Waxing Crescent, First Quarter (half-lit on right), Waxing Gibbous.
- Opposite the Sun = Full Moon (fully lit).
- Continue: Waning Gibbous, Last/Third Quarter (half-lit on left), Waning Crescent, then back to New.
7. Add a legend:
- Yellow/bright = lit side (sunlight)
- Gray = dark side
- Arrow = direction of sunlight
- Small arrow showing orbital direction (counterclockwise)
8. Add a 1–2 sentence caption at the bottom:
- Example: “Phases occur because sunlight always lights half the Moon; as the Moon orbits Earth we see different fractions of that lit half.”
Option B — Physical model to photograph (materials + build)
Materials:
- A lamp (unshaded desk lamp or any single light source = Sun)
- A globe or blue ball (Earth) and a smaller ball (ping-pong or Styrofoam = Moon)
- Wooden skewer or string to position the Moon around Earth, or just hold the Moon in positions
- Dark room
Build & photograph:
1. Put the lamp to one side as the Sun.
2. Place the Earth in the center.
3. Move the Moon to at least 4–8 positions around Earth; for each position show the lit half facing the lamp. If you can’t show all positions at once, take multiple photos with the Moon at different orbit points.
4. For a single-photo multi-position model: arrange multiple small balls around the Earth (spaced) and photograph from above so the viewer on Earth (front of globe) perspective is visible.
5. Make sure the title “Before Impact” is visible in the photo — write it on paper and set it in the scene or add it in the document near the photo.
6. Add short labels (stick notes or paper labels) in the photo or paste labels in your document: New, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent.
7. Submit the photo(s) to your lesson dropbox or insert into the Google Doc.
What to show/explain briefly with your submission (copy-paste ready):
- “Before Impact: The Moon is half-lit by the Sun at all times. The phases we see from Earth depend on the Moon’s position in its orbit relative to Earth and Sun. When the Moon is between Earth and Sun we see a New Moon; opposite the Sun we see a Full Moon; at right angles we see First or Third Quarter; intermediate positions give crescents and gibbous phases.”
Optional enhancements
- Include an Earth observer arrow and draw the portion of the Moon that is visible from that observer for each orbit position.
- Show orbital direction (counterclockwise) and the Sun’s rays as parallel lines (this emphasizes that lighting is directional).
- If you want to mention why eclipses are rare: add a small note that the Moon’s orbit is slightly tilted (~5°), so exact alignment (eclipse) does not occur every month.
If you want, tell me which format you’ll submit (hand-drawn, Google Draw, photo of model) and I can produce a printable step-by-step sketch you can copy or a checklist to ensure everything is labeled correctly.
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