In Lab:
1- How the phases of the moon occur? - The position of because of its orbit around Earth and how sunlight illuminates the Moon from different angles.
2- What causes the seasons? - The position of the sun and the earth. Winter is when the sun is farthest away from Earth. Radiation of the sun due to the tilt of Earth.
3- What causes a lunar eclipse? - Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.
This week, we reintroduced ourselves to our classmates and our new teacher. We learned about what causes the seasons to change and why we see the moon differently each night. We used a styrofoam ball with a really light light to show the different phases of the moon and solar eclipse.
Out of the textbook:
🌍 Understanding Our Solar System 🌞
Heliocentrism vs. Geocentrism: People once believed Earth was the center of the solar system (geocentrism). In the 1500s, Copernicus proposed that the Sun is at the center (heliocentrism), an idea later supported by Galileo’s telescope discoveries.
Phases of the Moon: The Moon's phases (new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full) happen because of its orbit around Earth and how sunlight hits it. The Moon "waxes" (grows) and "wanes" (shrinks) over 28 days.
Seasons: Earth’s tilt causes seasons. When one hemisphere tilts toward the Sun, it’s summer there; when it tilts away, it’s winter.
Equinoxes & Solstices:
Equinox = Equal day and night (March & September).
Solstice = Longest (June) or shortest (December) day of the year.
Eclipses:
Solar Eclipse: Moon blocks the Sun (new moon).
Lunar Eclipse: Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon (full moon).
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