Summary
A full Ready Jet Go! episode on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel (~23 min). On Halloween night the friends notice the moon has turned red, and they learn about a lunar eclipse and the patterns the moon makes in the sky. A full-length episode about the moon.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
A red moon on Halloween leads the gang to discover what a lunar eclipse is.
- Why did the moon look red in the episode?
- What is a lunar eclipse?
- Does the moon always look the same? How does it change?
- What patterns does the moon make in the night sky?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: moon, lunar eclipse, red, pattern, night sky.
Try it: Watch the real moon tonight if you can. Draw its shape and color.