Healthy Kids #3

In this assignment you will read a passage and answer comprehension questions.  Comprehension shows "what you understand from the reading"  This is a very important skill that will help you succeed in all of your studies.

Here is the passage.  It is straight from the 3rd grade science book.

     Each day the Moon seems to change shape.  Sometimes you can only see a small part of the Moon.  At other times it is a big bright circle.  Still other times you cannot see it at all.  Each shape that we see is called a phase.  Scientists have names for each phase of the Moon.  There are eight phases.

Question:  How does the Moon seem to change shape?
Answer:  The Moon seems to change shape in the following ways:  ______________________

Question:  What is each shape of the Moon called?
Answer:  Each shape of the Moon is called a __________________.

Question:  How many phases does the Moon have?
Answer:  The moon has _______________________ phases.

During this Spring Break, please go out daily with a family member and draw what the Moon looks like.  Create a Moon Journal with the date, time, one sentence description and picture.

(The passage was taken from the Macmillan Publishing Company text book)