🌱 Ecology Curriculum

The Moon and the Earth's rotation (day/night) have a huge effect on animal behaviour.

• With a grown-up, spend 10 minutes safely looking or listening out of a window or in your garden just after it gets dark. Do this once when the Moon is very thin or new (dark night) and again when the Moon is full and bright.
• Keep a log. What do you see or hear? Are there moths around a light? Do you hear foxes or owls?
• As a class, we can compare our logs. Do animals behave differently in bright moonlight versus a dark night? We can discuss why a hunter (like an owl) might find a full Moon helpful, but a mouse might find it dangerous.