Fly Me to The Moon -2

1. Instruct and call students, by group, to the front of the room to sit on the reading rug
2. After all groups are called and seated, begin by asking students about their knowledge of the moon such as “raise your hand if you know anything about the Moon”
3. Call on a approximately 5-6 students who have their hands raised to contribute to discussion
4. Introduce the class to the lesson of the day: “Today we will be learning about the Moon and how it works along with Sun and Earth.”
5. Read “The Moon Book,” by Gail Gibbons, aloud to the class, stopping for any questions, comments, etc.
6. Next, play the video “Phases of the Moon” on YouTube, to add to what was just learned from the book
7. Before passing out the Oreos the teacher should explain that the Oreos are not to be eaten until the activity is over.
8. Pass out materials while students are watching the video. The activity is called Phases of the Moon with Oreo Cookies
9. Pass out two Oreos, one paper towel, one popsicle stick, and one worksheet to each student
10. Explain to students that we will be using the Oreo cookies to demonstrate the different phases of the moon. Explain that the cookie represents the shadow on the moon (the part of the moon that is not seen) and the icing will represent the part of the moon that can be seen
11. Explain to students that they will twist the cookies apart, so that the icing is only on one side
12. The teacher will demonstrate how to pull the cookies apart in front of the class and will then ask students to do it themselves
13. The teacher will walk around the classroom helping students twist apart their Oreo cookies so that they are not broken
14. Once the Oreos are pulled apart, the teacher will ask students to hold up the side of the cookie without icing.
15. The teacher will explain that this side of the Oreo represents the New Moon phase
16. The teacher will ask students to then pick up the side of the Oreo with icing on it and ask students to scrape off the icing so that it only takes up about ¼ of the cookie on the right side. Teacher should demonstrate the scraping and what ¼ looks like.
17. The teacher will explain that this Oreo represents the Waxing Crescent
18. Before moving onto the last transition of the moon, ask the students to predict what phase comes next.  Proceed to the last phase. 
19. After students have demonstrated all of the phases and completed the worksheet they are allowed to eat their cookies. After checking for understanding tell the students they have permission to eat the cookies.
20. After they eat the cookies instruct the class to throw away any trash before passing out the paper for the assessment.
21. Pass out paper and tell students to get out a pencil.
22. Complete assessment questions.

Take up assessment papers.

The teacher will pass out a piece of paper to each student and instruct the students to write their name on and number the paper one through five. Then the teacher will read off the following questions and have the students answer them on their own paper. After all the students are done, the teacher will take up the papers to check for understanding.
Questions:
1. Draw the moon phases in the order in which they occur.
2. How many days does it take for the moon to achieve a full cycle?
3. What causes the moon to have phases?
4. How many moon phases are in a full cycle?
5. True or False: The phase after a full moon is a waxing gibbous?