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Moon Journal Observations

Moon Journal

Observing the phases of the moon for a full lunar cycle

Rubric Code: Y39WA5

By lkunterschutz

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

CATEGORY:
	Professional Astronomer 4 pts	Amateur Astronomer 3 pts	Casual Astronomer 2 pts	Armchair Astronomer 1 pts
Date, Time, & Day	Professional Astronomer I included the date, time, and day for each of my observations.	Amateur Astronomer I included the date, time, and day for almost all of my observations.	Casual Astronomer I included the date, time, and day for some of my observations.	Armchair Astronomer I included the date, time, and day for very few of my observations.
Description	Professional Astronomer My descriptions always included both the night (or day) sky and the moon, (when visible). They were detailed and creative.	Amateur Astronomer My descriptions always included both the night (or day) sky and the moon, (when visible). They were basic, but complete.	Casual Astronomer My descriptions included the night (or day) sky or the moon, (when visible), but not usually both. They were were basic and sometimes incomplete.	Armchair Astronomer My descriptions rarely included both the night (or day) sky and the moon, (when visible). They were too brief and incomplete.
Writing Observations in the Journal	Professional Astronomer I wrote down my observations of the moon and/or night sky for 20 or more of the days in the lunar cycle.	Amateur Astronomer I wrote down my observations of the moon and/or night sky for 15-19 of the days in the lunar cycle.	Casual Astronomer I wrote down my observations of the moon and/or night sky for 10-14 of the days of the lunar cycle.	Armchair Astronomer I wrote down my observations of the moon and/or night sky for less than 10 days of the lunar cycle.
Drawings/Other Observations	Professional Astronomer My drawings always included the moon (when visible) and were done neatly and correclty.	Amateur Astronomer My drawings included the moon (when visible) and were done neatly and was close to correct.	Casual Astronomer My drawings included the moon (when visible) and were messy but correct.	Armchair Astronomer My drawings included the moon (when visible) but were messy and incorrect.