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NASA

Nasa Space Place: What Are the Moon's Phases?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Describes the eight moon phases and why they happen.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Phases of the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the phases of the moon and why the moon appears to change shape in the night sky throughout the month.
Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: What Are the Phases of the Moon?

For Students 3rd - 8th
This page provides basic information about the causes of the phases of the Moon. A good diagram shows the lit portion of the Moon as seen from Earth through one complete Lunar cycle.
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Other

Lunar and Planetary Institute: Moon Flip Book [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
Hands-on activity allows children to learn the phases of the Moon by creating their own flip book.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Oreo Cookies to Discover the Moon Phases

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will understand the phases of the moon by scraping away the frosting from the inside of Oreo cookies, and placing them in moon phase order.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Lunar Lollipops

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The students work in teams of two to discover the relative positions of the Earth, Sun and Moon that produce the different phases of the Moon. The students will be given a Styrofoam ball that they will attach to a pencil so that it looks...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Moon Phase Craze

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson is designed to use online technology resources to practice and reinforce knowledge learned in class on Moon Phases. Middle schoolers will view online animations with student interaction, while keeping a log of their phase...
Interactive
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas Mc Donald Observatory: Moon Phase Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive tool displays moon phases for any given month and year. Explains why the moon has phases and what the Harvest and Blue Moon are.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploration of Shadows: Earth, Moon, Sun System: Moon Phases Eclipses

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A guided inquiry where students participate in the simulation of moon phases and eclipses.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Moon Phases Box

For Teachers K - 1st
This activity is designed to allow students to observe and recognize the phases of the moon. They will develop a better understanding of the relationship between the position of the earth, moon and sun and how that affects the area of...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Moon Phases

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson will familiarize middle schoolers with the phases of the moon. It can be taught in a unit dealing with the solar system. It involves all learning types-kinesthetic, auditory, tactile, and visual.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Phases of the Moon

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson will familiarize students with the phases of the moon. It can be taught in a unit dealing with the solar system. It involves all learning types-kinesthetic, auditory, tactile, and visual.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Lunar Language

For Teachers 6th
This instructional activity engages students in listening and viewing comprehension strategies to help them learn about the phases of the moon. Students will use a specialized graphic organizer to draw and describe observed moon phases....
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Extreme Science

Extreme Science: The Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the birth of Earth's moon, its composition, orbit, visible phases, and other interesting facts. Link to a virtual moon phase interactive which shows the current lunar phase and the phase on any date in the past or future.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Patterned Paragraphs

For Students 6th - 7th
Students will learn about the importance of including specific details when writing. Students will watch the teacher model "How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich." Then student will replicate the process for writing with specificity as...
Lesson Plan
The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: Ms Ess1 1: Earth Sun Moon System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Develop and use a model of the earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: The Sun Earth Moon System

For Students 5th
[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.
Interactive
US Navy

Usno: Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to providing the current phase of the Moon [within 4 hours] you can find the phase of the moon for any date and time from 1800 to 2199 A.D. Universal, Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific Time Zones will apply to most users.
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PBS

Nova: Lunar Puzzlers

For Students 9th - 10th
See if you can answer 4 challenging questions that will require you to take a lunar perspective. These questions deal with the way things look from the moon.
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Moon Phases

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students learn the names and sequence of the moon's phases in this SMART whiteboard activity. Students are asked to place these in phases in the appropriate order.
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Other

Calculator Cat: Current Moon Phase

For Students 9th - 10th
Online calculator that posts up-to-the-minute phase of moon. Instructions are provided through a link on how to add this feature to your own web page.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart demonstrates how the positions of the Earth, Moon and Sun cause phases of the Moon. It also illustrates the positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun during a day and a month's time.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Phases of the Moon

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a one page flipchart that reviews the phases of the moon.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Moon Phases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a discussion of the moon and its phases.

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