It is a little hard to tell from the above photo, but the moon was HUGE when I snapped this photo. (If you get my blog by email, you may have to go to my blog site to see the photo.) Why in the world did the moon look so huge? What causes this phenomenon? This might be a great driving question to start an authentic project with older students? Harvest Moon? Blood Moon? Blue Moon? With younger students, what causes the phases of the moon? What lights up the moon?
Where did the moon come from? How many moons do other planets in our Solar System have? There are so many authentic directions you can go with this. Follow your students’ age levels, abilities, interests…
Bonus Question: How many moons does Tatooine have? May the Force be with you!
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