Objective – Explain patterns of changes in the appearance of the Moon as it orbits Earth.
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Graphing Phases of the Moon
How many days is it between Moon phases? Using the dates below, complete the
table showing how many days the Moon stays in each phase. When you are done,
make a bar graph showing the information in your table.
Dates
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January 11th - New Moon
January 12th – 18th - Waxing Crescent
January 19th - 1st quarter
January 20th – 25th - Waxing Gibbous
January 26th - Full Moon
January 27th – February 2nd - Waning Gibbous (January has 31 days)
February 3rd - Last/3rd Quarter
February 4th – February 9th – Waning Crescent
Using the information above, complete the table below.
Phase of Moon
Number of Days
Using the information in the table, make a bar graph.
Objective – Explain patterns of changes in the appearance of the Moon as it orbits Earth.
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Length of the Phase (in Days)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
New Waxing
1st
Moon Crescent Quarter
Waxing
Full
Waning
Last
Waning
Gibbous Moon Gibbous Quarter Crescent
Moon Phase
Objective – Explain patterns of changes in the appearance of the Moon as it orbits Earth.
Graphing Phases of the Moon - Key
Phase of Moon
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
1st Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Last/3rd Quarter
Waning Crescent
Number of Days
1
7
1
6
1
7
1
6
Length of Moon Phases (Days)
7
6
Number of Days
5
4
3
2
1
0
Length (Days)
New
Moon
1
Waxing
Crescent
7
1st
Quarter
1
Waxing
Gibbous
6
Full
Moon
1
Waning
Gibbous
7
Last/3rd
Quarter
1
Waning
Crescent
6