Tidal Patterns

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Tide Tables and the Moon
Georgia

Tidal Patterns
The lowest high tides occurs when the moon is in the First quarter and Last quarter, and the highest high tides happen between New moon and First cresent. The lowest low tide was around waxing cresent, while the deepest low tide was during waxing gibbous. Another thing I noticed is that the highest high tide happened at the same time as the lowest low tide. The same thing occurred with the lowest high tide and the highest low tide. The best time to go fishing would be the 16th – 17th of November when the tides are at there deepest.

Tidal patterns

Investigating in Science

Exploring a situation
Georgia makes increasingly focused and detailed observations relevant to identified scientific patterns and relationships about the relationship of the Moon and tide.

Using systematic approaches and scientific conventions
She plans and carries out systematic investigations to produce evidence supporting a scientific idea.

Processing and interpreting
Georgia selects a way to organise data to identify trends and relationships and reaches relevant conclusions, recognising how these relate to scientific ideas.

Developing and Communicating Scientific Understanding

Using scientific ideas in constructing explanations
Her explanation of the relationship between the position of the Moon and tidal level suggests she is able to construct an explanation using appropriate scientific ideas (L4).

Using scientific vocabulary
Georgia uses appropriately a range of scientific terms and symbols, with increasing reference to abstract ideas.