Researched by Luke Mackie

Primary 7

February 2014

THE AMAZING MOON BOOKLET

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CONTENTS PAGE1. Front Cover

2. Contents Page

3. Phases of the Moon

4. Surface of the Moon

5. People in Space

6. Animals in Space

7. Myths about the Moon

8. General Facts

9. Sources of Information

10.The Moon

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o There are 8 phases of the Moono Their names are: New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First

Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter and Waning Crescent

o It takes about 29.5 days to complete the cycle of the Moon

PHASES OF THE MOON

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o The surface of the moon consists of lava plains, craters, mountains and valleys

o Scientists believe that the craters were formed around 3.5 to 4.5 billion years ago by meteors hitting the surface of the Moon

o The Moon has no water or weather conditionso Footprints left on the Moon by Apollo Astronauts will

remain visible for at least 10 million years because there is no erosion on the Moon

SURFACE OF THE MOON

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o People first walked on the Moon on the 21st of July 1969o They were the American Astronauts: Neil Armstrong

and Buzz Aldrino Michael Collins was part of this mission and he

successfully orbited the Moono There are currently 6 people in space today (4 th

February 2014)o Two Americans, one Russian and three Italians

PEOPLE IN SPACE

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o On November the 3rd 1957, Laika the dog from the USSR, was the first living creature in space

o Laika was also the first animal to orbit the eartho The French sent a cat named Felix into space on October the

18th 1963o The government of Iran has claimed that they want to launch

a Persian cat into space in the early months of 2014o Other creatures who have been space include: rodents, fish,

chimpanzees, monkeys, amphibians, nematodes (worms), water bears and spiders.

ANIMALS IN SPACE

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o The Moon is made out of cheese - in the 16 th century, people would put a bucket of water in the moonlight and encouraged people to dip into the bucket to retrieve the cheese

o The Moon can turn human beings into animals, e.g. a werewolf - in the past, people’s sleep patterns were disturbed by the light of the moon and this gave them ‘Porphyria’ which made their hair and nails grow long and made them act differently

o A Full Moon ‘makes you bonkers’ – Sussex Police used to put extra Officers on duty when it was a full moon

MYTHS ABOUT THE MOON

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o A rainbow is caused by the Moon’s ultraviolet lights after it rains

o The Moon is the Earth’s only natural satalliteo The Moon is very hot during the day and very cold at nighto The average temperature is 107 Degrees Celsius during

the dayo A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is between the

Moon and the Sun

GENERAL FACTS

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www.woodland-junior.kent

www.space.com

www.listverse.com

www.sciencekids.co.

nen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow

SOURCES OF INFORMATION / ILLUSTRATIONS

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THE MOON