Answer Garden: Phases of the Moon

UEN STANDARDS:  Science 2nd Grade

Standard 2

Earth and Space Science. Students will gain an understanding of Earth and Space Science through the study of earth materials, celestial movement, and weather.

Objective 2

Observe and record recognizable objects and patterns in the night sky.

ISTE STANDARDS: 1, 2, 3

ED-TECH: 5, 6, 7

It was fun being on the other side of the answer garden. I have used this tool so many times in my other classes here at UVU for the past few semesters. But I have never created my own answer garden question. I like how its just a short, and the other students do not know who made what comment, but it lets them see what other students were thinking without attaching a name with it. I like how in the answers they make the ones that were stated multiple times BIGGER, so it is easy to read. I think it is a great way to make students not embarrassed about their answers while still getting the information that you need to know what they have learned.

I feel like I will use this tool in my class, probably not as often as the Google Forms, but it is a fun change up.

As a class we were learning all about the different types of phases of the Moon. We have been drawing the Moon, for homework for the past few weeks, to see when the phases start over again. We learned all about New Moon, New Crescent, First Quarter, New Gibbous, Full Moon, Old Gibbous, Last Quarter, and Old Crescent. So I created an Answer Garden to see what phases the students remembered, and what ones we may need to go over again before our upcoming test.


Answer Garden: Phases of the Moon