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Angie · 02-26-2017, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Things were really coming along now. Brent kind of wished he had a partner, though. It was kind of late for that kind of thing now, though, since he was already halfway finished with going through the phases of the moon. Speaking of which, he probably didn't have a whole lot of time left, so he turned back to his textbook and read some more.

He found it interesting how the Full Moon was pretty much the opposite of the New Moon---in appearance and definition. He jotted down a few things then made note of that 180 degree turn. Basically, from here on out, everything just did the same as before but in the opposite direction. He made note of that, too.

Phases of the Moon

New Moon: This is when the moon can't be seen from Earth, because the Sun is shining on the part we can't see from our planet.
Waxing Crescent: This is when it looks like the moon looks like it's growing. It's really not, because the moon is a big rock and can't just grow and shrink. It's really just appearing more and more to us on Earth.
First Quarter: You would think this would be a fourth of the moon, but no. This is when you see half of the moon.
Waxing Gibbous: So what I can gather from this phase is that again, the moon looks like it is growing. However, we can just see more and more of it. The moon is about to be full during this phase.
Full Moon: This is the moon phase where we see the full, entire moon in all its glory. The entire moon is visible from Earth, and it looks like a near-perfect circle in the sky. The moon has moved a full 180 degrees from how it was in the New Moon phase, which is why it is fully visible.
At this point, the phases basically repeat, but the moon just appears to shrink away in the opposite direction as it now gets smaller and smaller in appearance.

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Originally Posted by MuggleDinosaur

While the students were researching moon phases, Caroleena had been getting some supplies out for the students. She had some black poster boards with a giant hole cut into the middle of each board. Professor Salvatore put the boards on the table near her desk at the front of the classroom. She went back towards the back of the classroom and grabbed some medium sized wooden balls, Caroleena also grabbed some larger wooden balls. She also grabbed some paint brushes, some yellow-orange paint, white and black paints and places them all on the table.

"Time's up everyone!" she said in another cheery tone, still very not like her. "I didn't teach you myself about the phases of the moon because I believe that some learning in the classroom needs to be done by the students themself." Explanation was over on that part, she knew that there were students that didn't agree with that and figured they should know why it was happening.

"Before you can leave for the day I would like for you guys to place the phases of the moon onto one of these poster boards. Now there are medium sized wooden spheres, you're going to use those as the moons. On each moon you will have to paint the each phase you just researched. The larger wooden sphere will represent the sun. For the moons one side of the moon should be painted white and other side of the moon should be painted black. I think we all know what color the sun should be painted." Caroleena paused and picked up an already finished project. "This is what your finished project should look like." She said holding up the poster board. "For a little extra credit you can add some fact about each phase that you find interesting and write it near each phase on your board." she said as she sat back down at her desk. "I also have a chart for each phase of the moon posted here on the board just in case some of you want a larger reference than what your textbook has to offer."

OOC: Sorry it took so long to post this, I forgot I was going to a birthday party. You all have until Tuesday February 28th, 2017 at 6:00PM GMT (Tuesday February 28th,2017 at 1:00PM EST) If you want to make graphic for the moon phase board then you're more than welcome to but it's not necessary. If anyone has any question you can ask me via PM, VM or IM. Thank you so very much for your patience!

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Originally Posted by Ama

Appearances could be deceiving. Declan had learned that many years ago. He narrowed his eyes slightly at the strange vibe he was feeling in the room. The Professor's aura seemed a little different, there was some kind of disturbance. It looked weak--or rather--it looked concealed. It was really disturbing. It made it hard to concentrate in class. As such, he was slacking in the research portion of their class activity. He glanced at his brother's notes and nodded in approval.

Sometimes he wondered if his brother was better off in Ravenclaw.

The next activity was more hands on and Declan sighed a little. This was better for his concentration. Anything that involved a tactile touch was surely going to bring him to the present moment. Declan leaned to the left, placing one arm on Brent's desk.

"Hey, man," he greeted. "Wanna work with us? I'll grab what we need if you help with the paint job." Declan then gave Brent back his space and decided to invade Levi's. "Your penmanship..." Declan squinted at it. "Leaves a lot to be desired."

By the time Professor Salvatore finished explaining the activity, Levi's head had completely tilted to one side the way cruppies and puppies tended to do when presented with something awfully curious. He was not going to start complaining about the woman's new attitude, but, well--one could not help but to wonder. Actually, it was a little worrisome. Was she feeling okay???

He shot her several speculative looks as he moved his desk closer to his brother's and a Slytherin boy whom Declan had chosen as part of their group. "I'd ask you to show me yours, Declan, so we could compare notes, but--" Levi shot him a look that was only a little bit superior, clearly proud of his note-taking skills, "--I know better." Then he leaned over to Brent's notes, his turn now to invade the other boy's space, and inspected them. "Wow, yours are really detailed." Coming from Levi, this was possibly a very high compliment indeed.

Levi leaned back on his chair and pulled out some fresh parchment where he began to roughly sketch the phases of the moon. "So, how do we want to do this? Do we want to add some explanation to each drawing, then? If we do then I suggest we use your notes, uh---" Levi was evidently addressing the other Slytherin boy and was unable to recall his name, "--I'm sorry, I don't know your name. But we should definitely use your notes." Then he looked back at the professor, and lowered his voice enough for only the two Slytherin boys to hear, presumably. "Not to sound like a masochist, but Professor Salvatore is acting kind of strange, right????" Maybe she was trying for a different teaching approach?

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Angie DoM Veela Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Themyscira Posts: 37,610 Hogwarts RPG Name: Nerissa M. Tate Sixth Year x8	Wowza! Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana Things were really coming along now. Brent kind of wished he had a partner, though. It was kind of late for that kind of thing now, though, since he was already halfway finished with going through the phases of the moon. Speaking of which, he probably didn't have a whole lot of time left, so he turned back to his textbook and read some more. He found it interesting how the Full Moon was pretty much the opposite of the New Moon---in appearance and definition. He jotted down a few things then made note of that 180 degree turn. Basically, from here on out, everything just did the same as before but in the opposite direction. He made note of that, too. Phases of the Moon New Moon: This is when the moon can't be seen from Earth, because the Sun is shining on the part we can't see from our planet. Waxing Crescent: This is when it looks like the moon looks like it's growing. It's really not, because the moon is a big rock and can't just grow and shrink. It's really just appearing more and more to us on Earth. First Quarter: You would think this would be a fourth of the moon, but no. This is when you see half of the moon. Waxing Gibbous: So what I can gather from this phase is that again, the moon looks like it is growing. However, we can just see more and more of it. The moon is about to be full during this phase. Full Moon: This is the moon phase where we see the full, entire moon in all its glory. The entire moon is visible from Earth, and it looks like a near-perfect circle in the sky. The moon has moved a full 180 degrees from how it was in the New Moon phase, which is why it is fully visible. At this point, the phases basically repeat, but the moon just appears to shrink away in the opposite direction as it now gets smaller and smaller in appearance. Quote: Originally Posted by MuggleDinosaur While the students were researching moon phases, Caroleena had been getting some supplies out for the students. She had some black poster boards with a giant hole cut into the middle of each board. Professor Salvatore put the boards on the table near her desk at the front of the classroom. She went back towards the back of the classroom and grabbed some medium sized wooden balls, Caroleena also grabbed some larger wooden balls. She also grabbed some paint brushes, some yellow-orange paint, white and black paints and places them all on the table. "Time's up everyone!" she said in another cheery tone, still very not like her. "I didn't teach you myself about the phases of the moon because I believe that some learning in the classroom needs to be done by the students themself." Explanation was over on that part, she knew that there were students that didn't agree with that and figured they should know why it was happening. "Before you can leave for the day I would like for you guys to place the phases of the moon onto one of these poster boards. Now there are medium sized wooden spheres, you're going to use those as the moons. On each moon you will have to paint the each phase you just researched. The larger wooden sphere will represent the sun. For the moons one side of the moon should be painted white and other side of the moon should be painted black. I think we all know what color the sun should be painted." Caroleena paused and picked up an already finished project. *"This* is what your finished project should look like." She said holding up the poster board. "For a little extra credit you can add some fact about each phase that you find interesting and write it near each phase on your board." she said as she sat back down at her desk. "I also have a chart for each phase of the moon posted here on the board just in case some of you want a larger reference than what your textbook has to offer." OOC: Sorry it took so long to post this, I forgot I was going to a birthday party. You all have until Tuesday February 28th, 2017 at 6:00PM GMT (Tuesday February 28th,2017 at 1:00PM EST) If you want to make graphic for the moon phase board then you're more than welcome to but it's not necessary. If anyone has any question you can ask me via PM, VM or IM. Thank you so very much for your patience! Quote: Originally Posted by Ama Appearances could be deceiving. Declan had learned that many years ago. He narrowed his eyes slightly at the strange vibe he was feeling in the room. The Professor's aura seemed a little different, there was some kind of disturbance. It looked weak--or rather--it looked concealed. It was really disturbing. It made it hard to concentrate in class. As such, he was slacking in the research portion of their class activity. He glanced at his brother's notes and nodded in approval. Sometimes he wondered if his brother was better off in Ravenclaw. The next activity was more hands on and Declan sighed a little. This was better for his concentration. Anything that involved a tactile touch was surely going to bring him to the present moment. Declan leaned to the left, placing one arm on Brent's desk. "Hey, man," he greeted. "Wanna work with us? I'll grab what we need if you help with the paint job." Declan then gave Brent back his space and decided to invade Levi's. "Your penmanship..." Declan squinted at it. "Leaves a lot to be desired." By the time Professor Salvatore finished explaining the activity, Levi's head had completely tilted to one side the way cruppies and puppies tended to do when presented with something awfully curious. He was not going to start complaining about the woman's new attitude, but, well--one could not help but to wonder. Actually, it was a little worrisome. Was she feeling okay??? He shot her several speculative looks as he moved his desk closer to his brother's and a Slytherin boy whom Declan had chosen as part of their group. "I'd ask you to show me yours, Declan, so we could compare notes, but--" Levi shot him a look that was only a little bit superior, clearly proud of his note-taking skills, "--I know better." Then he leaned over to Brent's notes, his turn now to invade the other boy's space, and inspected them. "Wow, yours are really detailed." Coming from Levi, this was possibly a very high compliment indeed. Levi leaned back on his chair and pulled out some fresh parchment where he began to roughly sketch the phases of the moon. "So, how do we want to do this? Do we want to add some explanation to each drawing, then? If we do then I suggest we use your notes, uh---" Levi was evidently addressing the other Slytherin boy and was unable to recall his name, "--I'm sorry, I don't know your name. But we should definitely use your notes." Then he looked back at the professor, and lowered his voice enough for only the two Slytherin boys to hear, presumably. "Not to sound like a masochist, but Professor Salvatore is acting kind of strange, right????"** Maybe she was trying for a different teaching approach? __________________