Grade 8
STAAR™ Achievement Series for Science © 2013 Region 4 Education Service Center
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Notes
Read and select facilitation questions as appropriate to meet your students’ needs.
Phase Instructional Grouping Materials
Engage
Small groups
Flashlight
Opaque ball such as a tennis ball or baseball
Paper
Ruler (optional)
Explore
Small groups
8 plastic table tennis or plastic golf balls
Hoop toy or other round frame
8 hook and loop adhesive circles
Black permanent marker or paint
Hot glue or super glue (optional)
Resealable plastic bag
Explain
Small groups
Materials from Explore activity
Explain: Modeling Moon Phases
Explain: Moon Phase Spinner
Brass paper fastener
Scissors
Elaborate
Small groups
3 different-sized spheres to represent the Sun,
Earth, and Moon
Elaborate: Lunar Phase Dice
Elaborate: Lunar Phase Game, laminated
Elaborate: Lunar Phase Game Student
Page
Scissors
Tape or glue
Teacher-led small group
Elaborate: Lunar Phase Game Student
Page*
Evaluate
Individual Evaluate: It’s Just a Phase
*For targeted students only
