A CURRICULUM RESOURCE NEWSLETTER

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1 A CURRICULUM RESOURCE NEWSLETTER Volume 1 Issue 2 Expanding Children s Horizons Globally through Local Education November 2005 International Relations, Geography, Girl Education, Oral & Written Presentation Skills, Social-Political Awareness, Literacy, Critical Thinking, Research Skills, Higher Order Thinking, Statistics, Numeracy, Economics, Development, Health, Child Rights, Universal Primary Education, HIV/AIDS, Peace Education, Conflict Resolution, Child Abuse Awareness, Gender Sensitivity, Pre & Post natal care, Child Labor, Trafficking, Security, Justice, Millenium Development Goals, Human Rights Conventions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Vocational Education School to Work Programs, Sustainable Developmental Education, Micro Loans Programs, Accounting, Library Skills, Development, Developmentally & Age Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education Methodology, Child Centered Education, School Friendly Schools, Safety, Ethnics, Professionalism, Teacher Inservice Methodology, Water Conservation & Clean Water, Agricultural Skills & Techniques, Networking, Self Esteem, Social Entrenprenuers, Positive Attitude, Motivation, Empowerment,English as a Second Language, Culture, History, Literature, Music, Art, Traditions, Technology, Internet Websites, Long Distance Learning, Life Long Learning To Love Children Educational Foundation International, Inc. is dedicated to creating sustainable educational development for girl children in the Global South. We are committed to actively assisting girls in achieving their highest potential by providing equal access to educational programs, curricular and skills training, and increased access to peace, economic and health resources. We are a 501c(3) non-profit, International Non-Governmental Organization

CREATED BY DAVID KENNETH WALDMAN ILLUSTRATED BY KIM THOMSEN From Our Founder/President/CEO David Kenneth Waldman The Millenium Development Goals that had been set for 2005 will not be met in full.

2 CREATED BY DAVID KENNETH WALDMAN ILLUSTRATED BY KIM THOMSEN From Our Founder/President/CEO David Kenneth Waldman The Millenium Development Goals that had been set for 2005 will not be met in full. While there has been progress in some countries that is commenable, there are others that will not meet their goals until well into the next century. This newsletter is a small part of the response that To Love Children is mounting to support the developing world with the resources and tools that are needed to educate the girl child as well as the boys still not in school. Included for the first time is a pre-publication of one lesson from our upcoming To Love Children s Discovering the World of Science. It is important to provide lessons and activites with information about the world of science around children at no cost. It is our intention to provide building free educational books, resources, literature, references, periodicals in our Resource Centers and Libraries that we are building and supporting, so that we not only advocate for education but we also educate.

3 To Love Children s Discovering the World of science Book Series One: Young Children Exploring the World Around Us The Phases of the Moon The night is happy and bright, We can catch the moonlight. The air is warm and light, Things will be all right. Look! Rebecca Elizabeth bear exclaimed. A moon is shining in our sky. Grandfather Galahad squinted his eyes and gazed at the sky. You are right, grandchild. We have a big moon tonight. I can easily see your white hair, grandfather. The old man smiled. This is because we have a full moon. Rebecca was curious. What is a full moon, Grandfather? A full moon is when the moon is perfectly round, Grandfather Galahad explained. A full moon is just one phase of the moon. Rebecca was more curious. She wanted to learn more. What is a phase, Grandfather? A phase is the shape of the moon that we see on the sky, Grandfather Galahad told her. The moon has several phases. That is amazing, Grandfather. What are the other phases of the moon? Rebecca asked. Grandfather Galahad smiled. You can find that out yourself, grandchild. How? Watch the moon every night. You will see that it will change its shape. And so, Rebecca Elizabeth bear watch the sky every night. She also drew the shape of the moon that she saw. And she learned these phases of the moon.

4 This is a full moon. Its shape is a perfect circle and it gives a bright moonlight. This is a gibbous moon. It is almost round, but not perfect like the full moon. We see a gibbous moon before and after a full moon. We see a waxing gibbous moon before a full moon. And we see a waning gibbous moon after a full moon. This is a half moon. Its shape is half of a circle. When the half moon becomes bigger, it is a waxing half moon. When it becomes smaller, it is a waning half moon. This is a crescent moon. Its shaped is like the letter C. When the crescent moon becomes bigger to become a half moon, it is called a waxing crescent moon. When it becomes smaller, it is a waning crescent moon. When we see no moon in the sky, the phase is called a new moon.

5 Rebecca showed her drawing to Grandfather Galahad. Look, Grandfather. I now know the different phases of the moon. The grandfather was impressed. This is an excellent science work, Rebecca. This is the drawing of Rebecca s: NIGHT 1 NIGHT 2 NIGHT 3 NIGHT 4 NIGHT 5 NIGHT 6 WANING GIBBOUS NIGHT 7 NIGHT 8 NIGHT 9 NIGHT 10 NIGHT 11 NIGHT12 WANING HALF NIGHT 13 NIGHT 14 NIGHT 15 NIGHT 16 NIGHT 17 NIGHT 18 WANING CRESCENT NEW WAXING CRESCENT NIGHT 19 NIGHT 20 NIGHT 21 NIGHT 22 NIGHT 23 NIGHT24 WAXING HALF NIGHT 25 NIGHT 26 NIGHT 27 NIGHT 28 NIGHT 29 NIGHT 30 WAXING GIBBOUS FULL I have another question, Grandfather, Rebecca said. What is it? Why do we have phases of the moon? Grandfather Galahad nodded. Good question, grandchild. I think it is time that you see my own drawings. We have phases of the moon because the moon moves around our planet Earth. Grandfather Galahad showed these illustrations to Rebecca. When the moon is between the sun and the earth, we see that the sun lights half of the moon. But this part is facing away from the earth. This is the time when we have a new moon. LIGHTED HALF OF

6 Then, the moon moves. A small part of the lighted half can now be seen on Earth s night sky. This is the time when we see a waxing crescent moon. The moon continues moving. Now, in this location of the moon, a bigger part of the lighted half can be seen on our night sky. This is the time when we have a waxing half moon. The moon moves further and reaches this location. And at night, we see a waxing gibbous moon. Then, the moon reaches this location. It looks like the moon is behind the earth and away from the sun. But the sun can still light half of the moon. And this is the time when we have a full moon.

7 The moon keeps on moving and reaches this part. At night, we see a waning gibbous moon. Still, the moon moves and we see a smaller part of the lighted half of the moon. At night, we have a waning half moon. And the moon does not stop moving. In this location, we see a waning crescent moon on the night sky. And then, the moon is again between the earth and sun. What I have described here is one complete moon cycle. Wow! How long does one moon cycle take? Rebecca asked. One moon cycle or lunar cycle just takes 29 days. One moon cycle is about one month!

8 DID YOU KNOW THAT? 1. Fishermen would catch more fish when there is a new moon. When the sky is dark and has no moon, the light from the fisherman s boat would be the brightest thing that fishes will see. Fishes will gather near the boat. And the fisherman can easily catch the fishes. 2. The moon s real shape is like a ball. It is about 1/3 the size of our planet earth. 3. Moonlight is just reflected light from the sun. 4. The moon is about 384,000 kilometers away from us. If we are going to ride on a truck and go to the moon, it will take us about seven months to reach it. 5. The first men who reached the moon were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins. They were astronauts who rode in a spaceship called Apollo 11. They reached the moon on July 20, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF A. We catch moonlight on water All you need is a glass of water. Place the glass of water under the moonlight. Wait for one hour. Did the water get hot? Was the moon still found on the same place in the sky? B. We discover how long it takes the moon to rise and fall on our night sky. All you need is a watch or clock. And then you can fill up this chart: Time when the moon first appeared on the night sky Time when the moon is highest in the night sky Time when the moon is starting to disappear You will also need to have a good night sleep after watching the moon. C. Take a closer look at the moon. You will need a pair of binoculars for this activity. Using the binoculars, look at the face of the moon. Do you see shadows? Draw the shadows that you see on the box below.

9 VOCABULARY Astronaut A person who has the ability to use a spaceship and can travel into space. Crescent moon A phase of the moon that looks like a letter C or an inverted C Full moon A phase of the moon that shows a perfect circle. Gibbous moon A phase of the moon that is almost circular in shape but it is smaller than the full moon. Half moon A phase of the moon that is shaped like half of a circle. Moon Cycle It is also known as the lunar cycle. The changing of the phases of the moon from one new moon to another new moon, or from one full moon to another full moon. This takes about 29 days. New moon A phase of the moon in which we see no moon in the night sky. Phase of the moon It is the shape of the moon that we see in the night sky. Waning It means becoming smaller Waxing It means becoming bigger WHAT HAVE I LEARNED? Without looking at the pages of this book, draw the following: Crescent moon Half moon Full moon Gibbous moon New moon LET S FIND OUT MORE Is a night with a full moon important? Why? Ask a teacher. To Learn how to sit on the WEW advisory board for walkforeducation@tolovechildren.org or DavidKennethWaldman@tolovechildren.org To Love Children Educational Foundation International Inc., 1550 California Street Suite 6L#330, San Francisco CA Davidkennethwaldman@tolovechildren.org To Love Children is a 501(c)3 non profit non governmental organization with offices in California and registered in Uganda as a Non Governmental Organization

THE GREAT SUN-EARTH-MOON LINE-UP

NAME DATE PARTNERS THE GREAT SUN-EARTH-MOON LINE-UP Activity 1: Where Do Lunar Phases Come From? The phases of the moon have fascinated people for thousands of years. They have appeared in myths, art,