The Moon Log

(This picture was taken in Louisville, Ky.)
This is a picture of the moon I took one night while i was looking for the moon so i could write a moon log entry. As a class, each night we are supposed to go outside at least once and try and look for the moon so we are able to write about it in our moon logs. Every so often when we meet up in class we will discuss what we've seen and chart what we've seen of the moon. We are trying to look for some kind of pattern with the moon, not based upon sciences, but based upon what we see for ourselves when viewing the moon daily.
I think this is a great way to learn in a different way. This activity shows us about learning, and the nature of learning. When we learn by doing, we learn more and remember what it is that we learn. So when we do the kind of work that requires us to think and imagine possible situations and outcomes, and predict what might happen, we are learning because we are having to think "outside the box". This is a great way for people to learn, and this project is a great way to look at and show the nature of learning. This activity that we're doing is something that has taught me that as a teacher, I need to be able to think outside the box and help my students DO things that will help them learn, because when you experience something you remember it.