Lunar and Planetary Institute
Oreo Moon Phases
Learning about the moon has never tasted delicious! Using the popular Oreo cookie as a model, young scientists carve out the cream filling to represent the different phases of the moon.
K20 LEARN
Let's Lasso the Moon: Phases of the Moon
A timelapse video hooks learners' attention to the phases of the moon. After discussing their observations, pupils use the Moon Giant website to view the moon on their birthday and complete a bar graph. The class creates an anchor chart...
Canadian Space Agency
The Phases of the Moon
What phase is that moon in? Young astronomers complete a lunar cycle diagram and describe each moon phase below.
Mr. Hill's Science Website
Identifying Phases of the Moon
Is that a waxing crescent or waning gibbous moon? Here's a comprehensive set of worksheets complete with great visuals that will have your kids spouting off the lunar cycle in order!
K12 Reader
Phases of the Moon
Take one giant leap for mankind with a reading passage about the moon. Kids learn about the lunar cycle with context clues and reading comprehension questions, making it a good informational text for your language arts lesson.
Weebly
Phases of Life Poster Project
Now this is a clever approach to familiarizing aspiring astronomers with the phases of the moon! They first record the specific dates for ten special events in their lives. Then they use an online moon phase calendar to find out which...
Center for Math and Science Education
Stackable Moon Phases
Observe the phases of the moon with this stackable moon phases model. Here, super scientists create the phases of the moon by cutting, coloring, and attaching pieces in the order in which the moon changes.
Holland Patent Central School District
Moon Phases
Kids are fascinated by the moon for good reason! Here's a great resource to help them chart the lunar cycle for a month, referencing high-detail photographs and an informative chart as they complete their own calendar.
School World
Moon Observation Project
Mrs. Flynt has designed a 12-day moon observation activity that is best assigned when daylight hours are shorter. Middle school moon experts record several factors, including the altitude above the horizon, the azimuth, the phase, and...
MENSA Education & Research Foundation
The Moon: Earth’s Dependable Neighbor
Scholars become experts on the moon, its phases, and craters with a series of lessons, activities, and extension opportunities. Learners' expert level of knowledge includes moon facts, how moon craters are created, the ability to...
McGraw Hill
Lunar Phases Interactive
View the moon changes from space while simultaneously experiencing the changes on Earth. A creative lesson allows pupils to view the big picture as they watch the orbit of the moon through a calendar period. At the same time, they see...
K12 Reader
Why Does the Moon Orbit Earth?
Have you ever looked up at the moon and wondered why it looks different every night? Learn about the moon's orbit and the lunar cycle with a reading comprehension exercise. Using context clues, kids find the definitions of unfamiliar...
Keep it Simple Science
The Earth in Space
Skim the surface of the earth with this brief, compact, summary of outer space. The sun, stars, galaxies, planets, and phases of the moon can be found in this all-in-one resource. Seventh graders will enjoy these simple worksheets to do...
S2tem Centers SC
Seasons
Winter, spring, summer, and fall—take the learning of the seasons beyond the elementary level to the middle school classroom. Curious learners begin by watching videos about the seasons and the rotation of planet Earth. Then,...
Columbus City Schools
Experiencing Eclipses
Don't be caught in the dark! Young scientists investigate the causes of both solar and lunar eclipses using an interactive to help them understand the development of an eclipse over time. They then research facts and characteristics...
Mr. E. Science
Our Solar System
The presentation starts with the scientists who made discoveries about our solar system: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Galileo, Brahe, Kepler, and Newton. It also covers the planets, inner, outer, and Pluto, satellites, and an in-depth discussion...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Phases of the Moon
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn how the steady motion of the Moon around the Earth, and the phases created by the relative position of the Earth, Sun, and Moon, allow us to tell time by simply looking at the shape and...
Harvard University
Harvard University: Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground: The Earth's Moon
In this online textbook, students explore the phases of the moon, the moon's orbit, the origin of the moon, and the tides. Includes numerous inquiry-based activities.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Science: Phases of the Moon
Kids learn about the science of the phases of the moon. Full, Gibbous, Quarter, and Crescent.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Pattern of the Moon's Changing Appearance
Students use an interactive model to gather evidence about the visible Moon's changing pattern over 30 days in this resource from Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They use this evidence to record and make...
Other
Lunar and Planetary Institute: Moon Flip Book [Pdf]
Hands-on activity allows children to learn the phases of the Moon by creating their own flip book.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: The Sun Earth Moon System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses solar and lunar eclipses, the phases of the Moon, and why the phases occur.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Our Solar System: The Moon
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the moon. It discusses the moon's phases, its rotation, and characteristics of the moon.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Moon Light Through the Month
In this instructional activity, students are asked to order cards showing different phases of the moon. Includes student handouts.
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