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Moon Watch!
Want to know when the next full moon is?
Keep a moon journal and you'll know. (Not that you believe in werewolves,
you're just interested in the moon, that's all.)
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Here's What You Do
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First draw 14 squares, one for every day you'll be
watching the moon. In each square, draw a circle. Under that circle,
make a line for a date. This is your moon journal. You'll use it
to keep track of the shape of the moon. |
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Look in your newspaper to find out when the moon is
new. This information is usually in the section on weather. Start
your moon journal a day or two after the new moon. |
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When it's time to start your moon journal, check the
newspaper to find out what time the sun sets. This information is
also in the section on weather. Pick a time not long after sunset
when you'll be at home and you can check the shape of the moon. (No
fair choosing a time that's after your bedtime.) |
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4. To find the moon on your first day of moon watching,
look to the west right after sunset. You'll see a thin crescent moon
in the western sky. |
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Draw this crescent shape in the first circle of your
moon journal. Notice exactly where the moon is in the sky. Is it
above your neighbor’s house? Next to the telephone pole across the
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Every night for the next two weeks, look for the moon
at that same time. Each night, the moon will be a different shape,
and it will be in a different place in the sky. Draw each night’s
moon shape in your journal. If clouds block the moon on some nights,
draw clouds in your moon journal and look for the moon again the
next day. |
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About two weeks after the new moon, the moon will be
full. It will be a bright, round ball. Look for it at sunset low
in the eastern sky. |
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TAKE PICTURES, OR MAKE
DRAWINGS OF THE MOON AND ADD THEM TO BACKYARD JUNGLE!
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This is an example of the activities found in Exploratopia,
published by Little Brown and Company.
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