# Lesson 132: The moon and stars

🔬 SCIENCE (40 Lessons) • 🔵 B. The Earth and Sky

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## Objective

I can tell that the moon and stars are in the sky. I can say when we usually see them, notice that the moon can look different, and see simple star patterns at night.

## Materials

- A simple picture book or photos of the sky in the day and at night
- Dark blue paper and a white or yellow crayon (or pencil and notebook)
- Optional: stickers or small dots to make star patterns

## Mini-lesson — The moon and stars in our sky

When we look up at the sky, we can sometimes see the moon and many tiny stars.

The moon

- The moon is a big round rock that goes around Earth.
- We often see it at night, but sometimes in the day too.
- The moon does not make its own light. It looks bright because it reflects the sun's light.
- On different nights, the moon can look full, like a whole circle, or like a thin slice.

The stars

- Stars are very hot balls of gas, far away in space.
- At night they look like tiny dots of light in the sky.
- Some stars can make simple patterns that we can draw.
- We cannot see many stars in the day because the sky looks bright.

In this lesson we will look at pictures of the sky, talk about when we see the moon and stars, and draw our own night sky with simple moon and star patterns.

Picture strip: Sky in day and night

Day sky

Night sky

## Guided Practice — Sky watch: day and night

You will think about what you see in the day sky and in the night sky. Then you will use the tracing pad to practise moon and star words.

1. Look at pictures: Use a book or photos that show the sky in the day and at night. Point to what you can see in each sky.
2. Talk about the day: In the day we see the sun and a bright blue sky. Sometimes we may see a faint moon.
3. Talk about the night: At night the sky looks dark. We may see the moon and many tiny stars.
4. Sort ideas: Make two lists in your notebook: "Day sky" and "Night sky". Write or draw what you see in each.
5. Think about the moon: Look at a few pictures of the moon. Notice that it can look like a circle or like a thin slice.
6. Use the tracing pad: Choose words like moon, stars, night, or light from the dropdown and trace them slowly while you say the word out loud.
7. Draw a tiny sky: Next to your traced word, draw a tiny picture of a moon or a simple group of stars.

Tracing Pad
Lines
Trace
Pen

## Practice 1 — Day sky or night sky?

Think about what you would see if you looked out of the window in the day and in the night.

1. Fold a page into two parts and label them "Day sky" and "Night sky".
2. On the day side, draw the sun and anything else you might see in the day sky.
3. On the night side, draw the moon and stars.
4. Circle the things that belong only to the night sky.

## Practice 2 — Moon shapes over time

The moon does not always look the same. It can look like a circle, a half circle, or a thin slice.

1. Draw three boxes in a row and label them "Night 1", "Night 2", and "Night 3".
2. In each box, draw a different moon shape (for example: full, half, thin slice).
3. Under each box, write a word like full, half, or thin.
4. Talk about how the moon still stays in the sky even when it looks different.

## Practice 3 — Make a simple star pattern

Stars can make simple patterns that you can draw with dots and lines.

1. On dark paper (or in your notebook), draw 6 to 8 tiny dots like stars.
2. Use a pencil to join some of the dots with straight lines to make a simple pattern.
3. Give your pattern a fun name like "star fish" or "kite".
4. Explain how you made your pattern with dots (stars) and lines.

## Quick Check — The moon and stars

Answer each question about the moon and stars. Think about what we see in the day sky and the night sky.

1) Where do we see the moon and stars?

Under the ground. Up in the sky. Inside a cupboard.
The moon and stars are high up in the sky.

2) When can we usually see many stars?

In the middle of the day. Only when it rains. At night when the sky is dark.
We can see many stars at night when the sky is dark.

3) What is the moon mostly made of?

Rock. Water. Paper.
The moon is a big round rock in space.

4) Why does the moon look bright?

It is covered in lamps. It reflects light from the sun. It turns into a star.
The moon looks bright because it reflects the sun's light.

5) Which picture idea shows night?

A bright blue sky and hot sun. A sky full of rain clouds. A dark sky with a moon and stars.
A dark sky with a moon and stars shows night time.

6) What are stars?

Tiny holes in the sky. Very hot balls of gas far away. Shiny bits of paper.
Stars are very hot balls of gas that are far away in space.

7) Why can we not see many stars in the daytime?

The sky is bright from the sun. The stars go to sleep. The stars fall to the ground.
The bright light from the sun makes it hard to see the stars in the day.

8) On different nights, the moon can look…

Like a square. Always the same size. Like a circle or a thin slice.
Sometimes the moon looks full, and sometimes it looks like a thin slice.

9) Which sky picture could show both the sun and a faint moon?

A dark sky full of stars. A bright blue daytime sky. A storm with heavy rain.
Sometimes we can see a faint moon in a bright blue daytime sky.

10) A simple star pattern is made by…

Dots for stars joined by lines. Drawing only one big star. Colouring the whole page black.
We can show a pattern by drawing star dots and joining some with lines.

11) Which set shows only night sky things?

Sun, cloud, tree. Sun, moon, bird. Moon, stars, dark sky.
Moon, stars, and a dark sky are all things we see at night.

12) Which sentence is true?

Stars are very close to your house. Stars are very far away in space. Stars are small rocks under the ground.
Stars are very far away from us in space.

13) Why might you draw a moon and stars on a night-time picture?

To show that it is night. To show that it is morning. To show that it is raining.
Moon and stars are signs that the picture is showing night time.

14) Why do we learn about the moon and stars?

So we never look at the sky. To understand our sky and enjoy night time safely. Only to colour in pictures.
Knowing about the moon and stars helps us understand and enjoy the sky.

15) You see a bright round shape in a dark sky with stars. What is it most likely?

A cloud. A bird. The moon.
A bright round shape in a dark sky with stars is most likely the moon.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Student can say that the moon and stars are objects in the sky. Student can tell when we usually see many stars (at night). Student can say that the moon can look different on different nights. Student can draw or explain a simple star pattern using dots and lines. Student can answer simple questions about day and night skies.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I know a lot about the moon and stars. 🙂 I know some things about the moon and stars but need more practice. 😅 The moon and stars still feel a bit tricky for me.

#### Next time I will practise…

Drawing the night sky Telling what I see in the day and night sky Making new star patterns with dots and lines
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