Fly Me To The Moon!

We have been learning some very important facts about the moon in science.  We have been comparing and contrasting the appearance of the moon and the earth- in fact this week we are writing as if we are astronauts in space looking at both the earth and the moon.  We're calling our project, "The Diary of an Astronaut." We're looking at various journal and diary texts to see how this writing will compare and contrast to expository writing.  Last week we had an experiment that gave us good information explaining why craters on the moon are so unique and different.  Our budding scientists concluded that craters on the moon vary in size and shape due to asteroids of different sizes and shapes, and speeds crashing into the moon.  We used flour, ping pong ball, rocks, marbles, and even skittles to help us with our theory.  Here are a few pictures to show our findings:

Don't forget our Biography book reports are due this Thursday.  Students can start bringing their posters into class when completed.  We will be presenting oral reports to classmates, so students should be familiar with all information included on posters.  Check below this post (Jan. 13, 2013) for any questions regarding the rubric for the project.