Is the Moon a upside down?

In Week 6 of Term 2 our class focussed on how to write great explanations.
We wrote about the Moon’s different phases as we are in the middle of learning about Planet Earth and Beyond. Learning how to write a great explanation will help us with our self-guided topics in a few weeks time. Here is my writing, after I have self-assessed and peer-assessed my work.

My Information Report Success Criteria:	Self	Peer
My heading:
is the question WHY DOES THE MOON LOOK DIFFERENT EVERY NIGHT?
My opening paragraph/introduction:
introduce what my writing is about in a clear way
hooks the reader
clear topic sentence and supporting sentences
2-3 sentences maximum
My main paragraphs/body paragraphs:
clear topic sentence and supporting sentences
are organised so that each paragraph is about a different aspect of the subject
give detailed information (factual descriptions)
include specific, technical vocabulary
are generally balanced (have a similar amount of detail about the different aspects I write about)
connectives and time connectives
descriptive language
formal language
My end paragraph/conclusion:
draws the report together/sums up my main points
may give a personal opinion; ask the reader a question and/or tell the reader where further information may be found
write an interesting fact

INTRODUCTION

Why does the Moon look different every night? The Moon looks different every night because of the Moon’s orbit and the Sun’s reflection. The Moon goes through a cycle of phases and starts of with New Moon.

Moon’s Orbit

Can you believe that the Moon orbits the Earth while the Earth orbits the Sun, but there’s a slight problem. The Earth is tilted from the orbit of the sun. Some people believe that the shadows of the Moon are caused by the Earth’s shadows. However, the truth is that phases of the Moon are caused by the Sun’s reflection and the amount of the bright side that we can see as the Moon moves through its orbit.

Phases of the Moon

To begin with the Moon’s phases, it starts of with the New Moon then the waxing crescent,first quarter,waxing gibbous, full moon,waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent. Then the cycle will start over again. Sometimes you will see the last quarter on the other side, but that’s just apart of the Moon cycle.

How long does it take for the Moon to orbit Earth?

Approximately, it takes the Moon a period of 27.3 days to orbit. Did you know the Moon takes longer amount of days to return to the same point (celestial sphere), it takes 29.5 days to return! The reason why is because of the motion of the Earth around the Sun; this is called a synodic month.

Conclusion/Summary

Overall, now that you know a few facts about why the Moon changes their appearance every night. I hope you have enjoyed this, if you would like some more facts then go to this presention 

(https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Dfo-dFUJZshUce6qmj8bQsSPRohW9WaPZkYuLvSgtQ/edit#slide=id.p) I hope you have enjoyed and if you would like to construct your own explanation good luck!