[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the phases of the moon and what causes them.

Experience the simulation of both solar and lunar eclipses to understand why these eclipses do not occur monthly.

In this astronomy classroom activity, young scholars will investigate how shadows create the phases of the moon. Students will record the phases of the moon.

Two-part activity teaches about the phases of the moon.

After investigating the lunar phases as part of the Foss Kit on the Sun and the Moon, an additional activity would be to make a moon flip book to illustrate the different phases. Students will cut out pre-printed pictures of the...

This resource provides information about the lunar phases.

Using a moon calendar data-gathering tool, students discover the patterns of the lunar phases through observations and other exploration activities.

Students learn about lunar phases by investigating and observing the changing shapes of the moon as sunlight is reflected away from the moon.

Why does the Moon not always look the same to us? Sometimes it is a big, bright, circle, but, other times, it is only a tiny sliver, if we can see it at all. The different shapes and sizes of the slivers of the Moon are referred to as...

This site from Cornell University provides great information on the different phases of the moon. As the Moon moves in its orbit around the Sun, our view of the side illuminated by the Sun changes. Furthermore, the rising and setting...

An interactive activity where learners observe the different phases of the moon. Activity is part of a instructional activity that includes background information, instructions, and quiz.

This site explains the phases of the moon and an easy way to remember waxing and waning. Students have to explain a given phase to their classmates with a model.

Use the 5E model to explore moon phases.

Science Bob provides instructions for making phases of the moon with Oreo cookies with fun moon facts.

In this lesson, 4th graders use their bodies to model the day/night cycles of the Sun and Earth. Next, they discuss the moon's role in the solar system and explore the eight phases of the moon by acting out a story. Finally, a song...

[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...

Describes the eight moon phases and why they happen.

This lesson will introduce the phases of the moon and why the moon appears to change shape in the night sky throughout the month.

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.

Hands-on activity allows children to learn the phases of the Moon by creating their own flip book.

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.

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...

This lesson is designed to use online technology resources to practice and reinforce knowledge learned in class on Moon Phases. Students will view online animations with student interaction, while keeping a log of their phase activities....

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.