Science

The moon

An AR classroom game for Grade 4. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.

This set has 6 questions in an interactive multiple choice activity.

Curriculum indicatorว 3.1 ป.4/2

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A look before you play

Sample questions

A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.

01
Does the moon give out its own light?
- no - it reflects sunlight
- yes, like the sun
- only at night
Read the explanation
The moon has no light of its own; it reflects the sun's.
02
What causes the phases of the moon?
- Earth's shadow covering part of the Moon
- the Moon's changing position as it orbits Earth
- clouds covering the Moon by different amounts each night
Read the explanation
The moon's position relative to the earth and the sun keeps changing.
03
About how long does the moon take to orbit the earth once?
- about 1 week
- about 1 year
- about 1 month
Read the explanation
About twenty-nine and a half days, which is where the lunar month comes from.

Before you play

Game teaching guide

What children will practise

The Moon and its phenomena: it reflects sunlight, its phases, how long it takes to orbit Earth, solar and lunar eclipses, and why we always see one side. Fits ว 3.1 ป.4/2 (the Moon's changing appearance); questions 4 and 5 belong to ว 3.1 ป.6/1 (eclipses).

What's in the worksheet

6 questions, multiple choice with three options each - The Moon has no light of its own; it reflects sunlight - Phases come from the Moon's changing position as it orbits Earth (distractor: Earth's shadow) - One orbit takes about 1 month - A solar eclipse is the Moon blocking the Sun; a lunar eclipse is Earth blocking the light to the Moon

How to use it in class

Use it after children have recorded the Moon's shape at home for one or two weeks, about 6 minutes in teams. For questions 2, 4 and 5, use a three-person model: one holds a torch as the Sun, one is Earth, one holds a ball as the Moon, then move them for each phenomenon. Question 3 links to the lunar calendar and Buddhist holy days (วันพระ). You can link it to a class and record it in the gradebook.

Common sticking points

- Question 2: choosing Earth's shadow, a very common misconception. Use the three-person model to show that Earth's shadow does not fall on the Moon during its phases. - Questions 4 and 5: swapping them because สุริย and จันทร are unfamiliar. Remember: สุริยะ is the Sun being blocked, จันทร is the Moon being blocked. - Question 6: choosing the Moon does not spin at all. Have a child walk around a chair always facing it, then ask how many times they turned.