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Moon Phases HandoutMoon Phases Handout
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Holland Patent Central School District
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3rd - 6th
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Moon Phases

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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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Concepts

the lunar cycle, the moon, the full moon, the new moon

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Once you've completed this month, assign each student one day of the month and have them create a large version of that moon for a classroom display

Classroom Considerations

  • Consider numbering the days of the month together before kids start this project

Pros

  • The photographs on the first reference page are very high quality

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  • None

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