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The largest [[object]] [[Orbit|orbiting]] [[Earth]].
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==Key Stage 2==
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===Meaning===
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[[File:TheMoon.png|right|300px]]
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[[The Moon]] is a large lump of rock [[Orbit|orbiting]] [[Earth]].
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===About The Moon===
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: [[The Moon]] does not make its own light.
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: [[The Moon]] reflects the light of [[The Sun]].
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: Only one side of [[The Moon]] faces the [[Earth]]. The other side faces away from the [[Earth]].
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: [[The Moon]] takes 4 weeks to [[orbit]] the [[Earth]] once.
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: A day on [[The Moon]] lasts 4 weeks.
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: Humans first visited [[The Moon]] in 1969.
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==Key Stage 3==
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===Meaning===
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[[The Moon]] is the largest natural [[satellite]] [[orbit]]ing [[Earth]].
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===About The Moon===
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: [[The Moon]] does not make its own light.
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: [[The Moon]] reflects the light of [[The Sun]].
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: As [[The Moon]] [[orbit]]s the [[Earth]] one side of [[The Moon]] is always facing the [[Earth]].
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: As [[The Moon]] [[orbit]]s the [[Earth]] the side of [[The Moon]] facing [[The Sun]] changes. From the [[Earth]]s point of view [[The Moon]] has phases that go from [[Full Moon]] to [[New Moon]].
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|[[File:MoonPhases.png|center|600px]]
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|}
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===Extra Information===
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AviDjR9mmo}}
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jip3BbZBpsM}}
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==Key Stage 4==
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===Meaning===
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[[The Moon]] is the largest natural [[satellite]] [[orbit]]ing [[Earth]].
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===About The Moon===
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: [[The Moon]] does not make its own light.
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: [[The Moon]] reflects the light of [[The Sun]].
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: As [[The Moon]] [[orbit]]s the [[Earth]] one side of [[The Moon]] is always facing the [[Earth]].
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: As [[The Moon]] [[orbit]]s the [[Earth]] the side of [[The Moon]] facing [[The Sun]] changes. From the [[Earth]]s point of view [[The Moon]] has phases that go from [[Full Moon]] to [[New Moon]].
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==Beyond the Curriculum==
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbXDLKFkjm0}}

Latest revision as of 08:42, 7 May 2019

Contents

Key Stage 2

Meaning

The Moon is a large lump of rock orbiting Earth.


About The Moon

The Moon does not make its own light.
The Moon reflects the light of The Sun.
Only one side of The Moon faces the Earth. The other side faces away from the Earth.
The Moon takes 4 weeks to orbit the Earth once.
A day on The Moon lasts 4 weeks.
Humans first visited The Moon in 1969.

Key Stage 3

Meaning

The Moon is the largest natural satellite orbiting Earth.

About The Moon

The Moon does not make its own light.
The Moon reflects the light of The Sun.
As The Moon orbits the Earth one side of The Moon is always facing the Earth.
As The Moon orbits the Earth the side of The Moon facing The Sun changes. From the Earths point of view The Moon has phases that go from Full Moon to New Moon.

Extra Information

Key Stage 4

Meaning

The Moon is the largest natural satellite orbiting Earth.

About The Moon

The Moon does not make its own light.
The Moon reflects the light of The Sun.
As The Moon orbits the Earth one side of The Moon is always facing the Earth.
As The Moon orbits the Earth the side of The Moon facing The Sun changes. From the Earths point of view The Moon has phases that go from Full Moon to New Moon.

Beyond the Curriculum