Ciencias de la Tierra
Gran idea Gran libro
El día y la noche
Pregunta sobre
la gran idea
SECTION 3
¿En qué se diferencian
el día y la noche?
Lesson
6
The Moon
por Susan Halko
Objectives
Science
Students will be able to:
• Observe and describe the moon.
• Observe and describe the different
shapes of the moon.
Science Academic Vocabulary
luna llena
1 Introduce
Tap Prior Knowledge
Ask students to describe their observations of the
moon. Ask: ¿Qué figuras de la Luna han visto?
(Possible answers: a full circle; half a circle; the shape
of a thin curve or a banana)
Set the Purpose and Read
Read the heading on page 20 aloud. Tell students to
listen as you read to find out more about the moon.
2 Teach
Read Aloud and Discuss
•Read page 20 aloud. Then point to the photo and
read its caption.
•Have students observe the photo on page 20. Ask:
¿Qué objetos ven en esta foto? (the moon,
stars) ¿Qué está más cerca de la Tierra, la
Luna o las estrellas? (the moon) Explain that
the moon is actually much smaller than the stars.
Then ask: ¿Por qué las estrellas se ven más
pequeñas que la Luna? (They are much farther
away.)
Science Academic Vocabulary: luna llena
•Say the words luna llena . Have a student point to
the label luna llena in the photo on page 20 and
in the text on page 21.
•Ask: ¿Qué figura tiene la luna llena ? (round
like a circle) ¿Cómo es una luna llena en
comparación con las otras figuras de la
Luna que han visto? (It is the largest shape.
Other shapes are only parts of a circle, not full
or whole circles.)
T20 Big Ideas Big Book
Differentiated Instruction
Extra Support
Have students draw two pictures that show the moon in different shapes in the night sky. Have
them exchange and discuss drawings with a partner.
Challenge
Have students carefully observe the two photos on pages 20–21. Then have them fill in a Venn
diagram to compare and contrast the two apparent shapes of the moon.
luna llena
curvada
blanca o gris
Luna con
la figura de
un plátano
