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
- 1Why does the moon appear to change shape over the course of a month?
- 2How does the moon influence the movement of Earth's oceans?
- 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
Suggested Methodologies
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