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Center for Math and Science Education

Stackable Moon Phases

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
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. 
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Curated OER

The Sun, Moon, and Our Solar System: Teacher/Student Notes

For Students 3rd - 5th
Introduce basic Earth and space science to your budding astronauts. This handout works in two ways, the first part provides information about the sun, moon, eclipses, and Earth to be read to or by the class. The second part is composed...
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Curated OER

Oreo Moon Phases.

For Students 8th - 11th
A guide to recreating all the phases of the moon out of Oreo cookies with varying amounts of cream filling.  Although a simple activity, there are more involved questions requiring moon cycle and phase comprehension and leading on to...
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Holland Patent Central School District

Moon Phases

For Students 3rd - 6th
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. 
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Curated OER

The Moon's Phases

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, students visit a specified Web site which allows them to discover the phase of the moon on any date in history. Students record the moon phase for the day of their birth, the first moon landing in 1969 and on...
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Mr. Hill's Science Website

Identifying Phases of the Moon

For Students 3rd - 7th
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! 
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Moon Phases

For Students 7th - 10th
In this moon phase worksheet, students are given a "moon pop" and they make a diagram of the moon's phases using the "moon pop" as a guide. They answer questions about the phases of the moon and solar and lunar eclipses.
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Curated OER

Moon Phases Worksheet

For Students 7th - 9th
In this moon phase worksheet, students identify the phases of the moon and draw pictures of the illuminated portion of the moon.
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Canadian Space Agency

The Phases of the Moon

For Students 3rd - 6th
What phase is that moon in? Young astronomers complete a lunar cycle diagram and describe each moon phase below. 
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Curated OER

Moon Phases

For Students 5th - 8th
Five multiple choice questions are provided in the handout about the phases of the moon. A digaram is included to help astronomy learners answer the questions. The diagram is meant to represent the appearance of the moon from the...
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It's About Time

The Earth-Moon System

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Explore the earth-moon system with blossoming astronomers in this fun-filled activity. They begin by investigating lunar phases and differentiating between each. They continue the activity by learning about tidal forces and how these are...
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MENSA Education & Research Foundation

The Moon: Earth’s Dependable Neighbor

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
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...
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Curated OER

Phases of the Moon

For Students 3rd - 6th
Circles, divided into halves, are arranged in a cycle for aspiring astronomers to color in according the phases of the moon. Next to each are lines on which they can write the name of the phase and boxes in which they can number the...
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Curated OER

Reflected Light and the Moon

For Students 5th - 10th
In this moon activity, students draw the different moon phases and name them. Students review why the moon has phases. This activity has 6 fill in the blank and 4 short answer questions.
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Curated OER

Is the Moon out tonight?

For Students K - 2nd
Learners talk or read about the way the moon travels across the sky. They then look at the picture of where the moon is and draw where it will be in the picture, later in the evening. Note: The worksheet is intended for third or fourth...
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School World

Moon Observation Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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Curated OER

Cut and Paste Moon Phases Activity

For Students 7th - 10th
For this phases of the moon worksheet, students are given pictures of the phases of the moon and they cut them out and paste them to a diagram with the names of the phases. They answer questions about the moon, the phases and the...
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K12 Reader

Phases of the Moon

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
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.
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Moon Journal

For Students 5th - 9th
In this astronomy worksheet, students draw the shape of the moon as it appears in the sky each night for three weeks. With their drawings they include the moon phase and any unusual characteristics they observe.
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Journey Through the Universe

Going through a Phase

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Ignore the full moon, it's just a phase. Young scholars observe and record the moon during a full cycle before learning to predict future phases. Then the instructor leads a discussion on the other solar system objects that also go...
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Moon Watch

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learners can keep track of the phases of a moon with this lab sheet. They put the date, a sketch of the moon, and write down what phase it's in over the course of one complete phase of the moon. A great addition to an astronomy unit or a...
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National Math + Science Initative

Moon Watch: The Tides of War

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What role did astronomy play in the liberation of France during World War II? Bring literacy and history into science with a cross-curricular lesson that examines the importance of weather stations and moon phases in the invasion of...
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Curated OER

Phases of the Moon

For Students 4th - 7th
In this moon phases learning exercise, students learn about the different phases that the moon goes through. They then use the information the learned to answer the 9 questions in the packet. The answers are on the last page.
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Curated OER

Walk Two Moons Chapters 33-35

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this Walk Two Moons comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 17 short answer questions covering chapters 33-35 of Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech in order to help them better understand the novel.

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