Kōkiri Lab
Kōkiri Lab

Earth Systems & Space · Week 1 of 9

What our Moon Diary shows

Ask · Look closely

VOICE Question · Observe

Today's goal

Find patterns in the class Moon Diary and make a prediction.

By the end

Prediction recorded.

What we'll do (60 minutes)

  1. Pool diary data: phase by date, rise times15 min
  2. Patterns: what repeats? how long is a cycle?10 min
  3. Predict next week's phase10 min
  4. What I know now quiz (pre)15 min
  5. Thinking check 110 min

Need a hand?

Moon Diary tick sheet.

Want a challenge?

Estimate how much later the Moon rises each day.

Try this week

This week includes a Thinking check: a short task you do on your own, so you and your teacher can see how your thinking is growing. It is not marked.

Student worksheets for Earth Systems & Space (Word)