Earth and the Solar System · Earth & Space

The Moon and Lunar Cycles

Investigating the phases of the moon and the gravitational relationship between the Earth and its satellite.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why does the moon appear to change shape over the course of a month?
  2. 2How does the moon influence the movement of Earth's oceans?
  3. 3What would happen to Earth's stability if the moon did not exist?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Earth and Space Systems - Grade 6ON: Earth and Space Systems - Grade 5
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: Science
Unit: Earth and the Solar System
Period: Earth & Space

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