[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.

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.

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.

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.

A guided inquiry where middle schoolers participate in the simulation of moon phases and eclipses.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

[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.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a one page flipchart that reviews the phases of the moon.