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15.2 THE MOON AND STARS

Learning objective/Aim –The child will be able to know about the

moon and stars

 Our earth has only one satellite, the moon

 The moon is smaller than the Earth.

 The moon gets its light from the sun. It has no air or water on it,

therefore there is no life on the moon.

 The moon is not hot like the sun.

 As the moon moves, the sun lights up different parts of its

surface. That is why the moon shapes seems to be changing.

 The different moon shapes we see are phases of moon.

 We cannot see moon and stars in the daytime because the

bright light of the sun.

 Stars are very far from us, so appear small.

 Stars can be big or small in size.

 Stars are as bright as or even brighter than our sun

 The stars have their own light.

Learning outcome –The children will be able to write and speak about

the moon and stars.