Vocabulary:
- Moon phases – the recurring appearance of the moon determined by the amount of reflected light from the Sun
- Orbit – the path that one object in space takes around another object in space
- Revolve – one complete orbit made by a planet or satellite around another object
- Rotate – the spinning of an object on its axis
- Seasons – one of the four periods of the year - spring, summer, autumn (fall), and winter; each season has different average temperatures, weather conditions, and lengths of daylight
- Shadow – a dark area or shape produced by an object coming between rays of light and a surface
- Tilt – a sloping position
PATTERNS OF CHANGE OVER TIME
- Patterns of change in shadows (time of day / length of shadow increasing or decreasing)
- Seasons (temperature, precipitation, animal and plant behavior)
- Observable appearance of the Moon over time (increasing or decreasing reflected light)