TEKS: Chapter 112. Science See All Teacher Resources

112.33.c.7

(7)  Science concepts. The student knows the role of the Moon in the Sun, Earth, and Moon system. The student is expected to:

• (A)  observe and record data about lunar phases and use that information to model the Sun, Earth, and Moon system;

• (B)  illustrate the cause of lunar phases by showing positions of the Moon relative to Earth and the Sun for each phase, including new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent;

• (C)  identify and differentiate the causes of lunar and solar eclipses, including differentiating between lunar phases and eclipses; and

• (D)  identify the effects of the Moon on tides.