Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Baseball Moon
This tutorial by Bill Nye explains how you can use a lamp and a baseball to understand the phases of the moon.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Phases of the Moon
This lesson will familiarize learners 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.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Phases of the Moon Model
Examine the changes that occur with the moon's movement in relationship to the Earth and Sun with this astronomy simulation.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Phases of the Moon
In this TI InterActive! activity, students study the phases of the moon, plot the fraction of the moon showing each day in a month, and fit the data with an appropriate trigonometric function.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Moon Phases
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Lunar Phases
In this astronomy classroom activity, learners will investigate how shadows create the phases of the moon. Students will record the phases of the moon.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Moon Phases Box
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...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Aspire: Lunar Phases
Two-part activity teaches about the phases of the moon.
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.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Lunar Language
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....
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: The Moon and the Stars
When you are in the city, only a few of the brightest stars are visible. But when you are in the country, you can see many more stars than you can count. Sometimes you can even see the bright belt of our galaxy, the Milky Way. In this...
Other
The Happy Scientist: Why Is a Full Moon So Bright?
Activity helps students find out why a full moon is so bright.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Science: Phases of the Moon
Kids learn about the science of the phases of the moon. Full, Gibbous, Quarter, and Crescent.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Oreo Cookie Moon Phases
Science Bob provides instructions for making phases of the moon with Oreo cookies with fun moon facts.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Life on the Moon
Students learn about the physical properties of the Moon. They compare these to the properties of the Earth to determine how life would be different for people living on the Moon. Using their understanding of these differences, they...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Moon Observations
Create a model of the moon to illustrate the various phases of the moon.
Utah Education Network
Uen: A Moon With a View
Understand the rotation of the earth and the appearance of movement of other bodies in the sky.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Moon Watch Flip Book
Hands-on activity shows you how to make a flip book of the moon using close observation skills and simple materials. Includes animation that lets you view the moon in action through its different phases, worksheets, and illustrated...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Moon Light Through the Month
In this lesson, students are asked to order cards showing different phases of the moon. Includes student handouts.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Phases of the Moon
When we look up at the night sky, why do we see the Moon's appearance changing over time from a full sphere to a crescent to nothing at all? Find the answers in this interactive resource adapted from the National Air and Space Museum.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Phases of the Moon
[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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Phases of the Moon
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a one page flipchart that reviews the phases of the moon.
Other
Introduction to Astronomy: The Motion of the Moon
This site provides a moving diagram of a Lunar eclipse, showing Earth's umbra and penumbra and the appearance of the Moon as it passes through these shadow regions.
University of California
At Home Astronomy: Hands on Science Experiments for the Entire Family
A collection of ten hands-on science experiments for the entire family that will help you understand concepts in astronomy. Make an astrolabe, find the size of the sun and moon, build a lunar settlement, find out about meteoroids, shadow...
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