How Bright is the Moon?
Data Story
Describe and interpret patterns in how the brightness of the moon changes over the course of a month.
Welcome to this Tuva data story! Do you ever wonder why the brightness of the moon changes, or what patterns there might be in the way it changes? Here is a NASA video that models the moon going through its phases over the course of a whole year as the moon orbits Earth, and as Earth orbits the sun. In this data story, you will describe and interpret patterns in how the brightness of the moon changes over the course of a month. First, watch the video, then see what you can learn about the moon’s phases from the following graph. Click Next to get started after you have finished watching the video!
Topics and standards: Science, Solar System, Earth Science, Moon Phases, MS-ESS1-1, ESS1.B, Earth in Space, Orbital Patterns, Patterns, HS-ESS1-4, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8, Notice-Think-Wonder, TEKS Science 6.9.A, TEKS Science 8.9.A, TEKS Science EARTH.7.B, TEKS Science EARTH.7.C, TEKS Science EARTH.7.E, TEKS Science EARTH.7.F, 3.3.6-8.A, 3.3.9-12.D