Students enjoy watching moon, writing essays
February 17, 2011
By: Mundelein Review
Mundelein Review - The MOON (More Observation of Nature) project, under the leadership
of Texas Tech University, asks children in grades four through eight to observe the
moon for 16 weeks and for the last nine of those 16 weeks, they write short essays
about lunar observations they've made, patterns they found when comparing the observations
made by children around the world and explanations for those patterns. They post their
final writings for all children in the group to read.
Fremont Middle School is among about 20 schools internationally taking part in the
MOON project.
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The MOON (More Observation of Nature) project, under the leadership of Texas Tech
University, asks children in grades four through eight to observe the moon for 16
weeks and for the last nine of those 16 weeks, they write short essays about lunar
observations they've made, patterns they found when comparing the observations made
by children around the world and explanations for those patterns. They post their
final writings for all children in the group to read.
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