EARTH/MOON/SUN FOLDABLE
DUE: TEST DAY ( BLACK = OCTOBER 2 or GOLD = OCTOBER 3 )
Materials: 1 piece of legal paper, 1 piece of regular size paper, glue & scissors
1. Fold the legal sized piece of paper in half… Open & then fold each outside edge to the
middle line.
2. Cut out the diagram of the MOON… now cut the moon in HALF
à Glue each half of the moon to the front of the foldable
3. LABEL THE FRONT OF THE FOLDABLE:
A. THE MOON
B. Write your NAME, CLASS PERIOD & DUE DATE on the front cover.. BOTTOM LEFT
SIDE
4. Open the front doors.
5. Cut out the picture of the MOON PHASES
à Glue the moon phases picture to the INSIDE MIDDLE SECTION
6. Cut out the diagram that shows SUN- EARTH rotation/revolution
à Glue this picture to the LEFT FLAP of the foldable
7. Fold your regular sized piece of paper hotdog/length wise. Match it up to the RIGHT side
of your foldable.. You will need to trim off excess paper.
à Open paper.. cut the LEFT HALF…ONLY.. INTO 3 horizontal tabs
à Glue the right half onto the right side of your foldable
à Label TOP TAB = DAY
à Label MIDDLE TAB = YEAR
à Label BOTTOM TAB = SEASONS
8. Shut the foldable… now flip the entire thing FACE DOWN
à Label the BACK = TIDES
NOW YOU ARE READY TO START COPYING IN THE DATA BELOW TO YOUR FOLDABLE!!!
INSIDE LEFT SECTION- write on the picture of the Sun-Earth:
1. Copy the following around the picture:
A. THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH’S ORBIT IS AN ELLIPSE
B. THE MOON REVOLVES AROUND THE EARTH & ROTATES ON ITS AXIS
INSIDE MIDDLE SECTION- Moon Phases
1. LABEL the 8 moon phases on your picture (USE YOUR TEXTBOOK)
2. Copy the following onto the picture
A. WE ALWAYS SEE THE SAME SIDE OF THE MOON
B. IT TAKES THE MOON 29.5 DAYS TO COMPLETE AN ORBIT
C. THE MOON REFLECTS LIGHT FROM THE SUN
D. WAX ON with your right hand… WANE OFF with your left hand!!
INSIDE- RIGHT SIDE SECTION- Seasons tab
1. Front of the tab- DRAW: Flower & Snowman
2. Cut out the SEASONS picture- Glue it inside Seasons tab
3. Inside of tab… copy the following around the picture:
A. SPRING & FALL EQUINOX: NEITHER HEMISPHERE IS TILTED TOWARDS OR
AWAY FROM THE SUN… EQUAL NIGHT
B. WINTER SOLSTICE: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE IS FACING AWAY FROM SUN..
SHORTEST DAYLIGHT
C. SUMMER SOLSTICE: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE IS FACING TOWARDS SUN..
LONGEST DAYLIGHT.
INSIDE- RIGHT SIDE SECTION- Day tab
1. Front of the tab- DRAW: Sun
2. Inside of the tab… copy the following:
A. A DAY IS CAUSED BY EARTH ROTATING/SPINNING ON ITS AXIS
B. IT TAKES 24 HRS TO ROTATE
INSIDE- RIGHT SIDE SECTION- Year tab
1. Front of the tab- DRAW: Clock
2. Inside of the tab… copy the following:
A. A YEAR IS CAUSED BY EARTH REVOLVING AROUND THE SUN
B. IT TAKES 365 ¼ DAYS TO REVOLVE
** FLIP THE FOLDABLE FACE DOWN **
BACK
1.
2.
3.
OF FOLDABLE- Tides section
Draw & label SPRING TIDE (show Earth/Moon/Sun)….. Copy picture from your NOTES
Draw & label NEAP TIDE (show Earth/Moon/Sun)… Copy picture from your NOTES
Copy the following:
A. THERE IS ALWAYS 2 PLACES ON EARTH WITH HIGH TIDES & 2 PLACES WITH
LOW TIDES
B. NEAP TIDES OCCUR WHEN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGH & LOW TIDES IS THE
LEAST… DURING 1ST & 3RD QUARTER MOONS
C. SPRING TIDES OCCUR WHEN THE DIFFERNCE BETWEEN HIGH & LOW TIDES IS
THE GREATEST….DURING NEW & FULL MOONS.
CUT OUT MOON & THEN CUT IT IN HALF.. GLUE EACH HALF TO FRONT OF FOLDABLE