CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: First Grade Science: The Moon
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses patterns seen in the Moon's motion.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Lunar Language
This lesson 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. A sheet with ABC...
Other
Calculator Cat: Current Moon Phase
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.
Other
Lunar and Planetary Institute: Moon Flip Book [Pdf]
Hands-on activity allows children to learn the phases of the Moon by creating their own flip book.
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.
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.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Moon Phases (Smart Created)
Learn the names of the phases of the moon including the terms waxing and waning.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Phases of the Moon
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a one page flipchart that reviews the phases of the moon.
Extreme Science
Extreme Science: The Moon
Read about the birth of Earth's moon, its composition, orbit, visible phases, and other interesting facts. Link to a virtual moon phase interactive which shows the current lunar phase and the phase on any date in the past or future.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Moon Phase Craze
This instructional activity is designed to use online technology resources to practice and reinforce knowledge learned in class on Moon Phases. Young scholars will view online animations with student interaction, while keeping a log of...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Exploration of Shadows: Earth, Moon, Sun System: Moon Phases Eclipses
A guided inquiry where students participate in the simulation of moon phases and eclipses.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Moon Phases
This lesson plan will familiarize young scholars 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: Using Oreo Cookies to Discover the Moon Phases
Young scholars 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.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Aspire: Lunar Phases
Two-part activity teaches about 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.
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...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Different Appearances of the Moon
The digital slideshow provides students with the opportunity to observe and use evidence from their observations to predict and record how the Moon appears to follow a regular pattern of change over time. Teaching tips and background...
Other
The Happy Scientist: Why Is a Full Moon So Bright?
Activity helps students find out why a full moon is so bright.
Read Works
Read Works: The Moon Journal
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Amir who keeps a journal of the moon he sees each night. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
US Navy
Usno: Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures
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.
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