Activity
Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Oreo Cookie Moon Phases

For Students 3rd - 8th
Science Bob provides instructions for making phases of the moon with Oreo cookies with fun moon facts.
Primary
Other

On Hiatus: The Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
This commercial site [without any advertising] provides a diagram of the current illumination of the Moon, and the dates of the most recent and upcoming New, Quarter, and Full Moon phases. All dates and times are in universal Time, only.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: First Grade Science: Sky Patterns

For Students 1st
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes patterns that can be found in the movement of the Sun, Moon, and stars.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[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.
Graphic
Curated OER

Cornell University: The Phases of the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Teachers' Lab: A Private Universe

For Teachers 4th - 6th
This section is dedicated to educators to become expert instructors on topics like: distance between Earth, the Sun, and the moon, the phases of the moon, and reason for the seasons. Site includes information about how to address...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: The Moon in Motion: Monitoring the Moon's Phases

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using a moon calendar data-gathering tool, middle schoolers discover the patterns of the lunar phases through observations and other exploration activities.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Moon Light Through the Month

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this lesson plan, students are asked to order cards showing different phases of the moon. Includes student handouts.
Graphic
Other

The Weather Underground: Weather in France

For Students 9th - 10th
The Weather Underground lets you click on the name of a town or city in France and find the current weather conditions (temp, humidity, dew point, wind etc.) and a week's forecast. Includes moon phase, sunrise and sunset times.
Activity
TOPS Learning Systems

Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Moon on a Stick [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
Investigate why the moon does not always appear to be round.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Moon Phases: Making a Lunar Flipbook

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: How Was the Earth Created

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives a detailed explanation of the stages that the Earth and the solar system went through beginning with their origins in the Big Bang up to the present time.
Website
US Navy

Astronomical Applications Department: Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day

For Students 9th - 10th
You can obtain the times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, transits of the Sun and Moon, and the beginning and end of civil twilight, along with information on the Moon's phase by specifying the date and location in one of the two...
Graphic
Curated OER

Reach Out michigan.org: Phases of the Moon

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
Activity
Other

Lunar and Planetary Institute: Explore! Marvel Moon

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A variety of hands-on activities designed to engage children in learning about the moon.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Moon and Sun

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart could be a unit plan. It is broken down to observing and comparing the day and night sky, comparing the properties of the moon and the sun, and observing the pattern of the moon phases.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Out of This World

For Teachers 1st
Observe changes in the daytime and nighttime skies.
Graphic
Curated OER

Phases of the Moon

For Students Pre-K - 1st
phases of the moon
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Moon Phases

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
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.
Activity
NumberNut

Number Nut: Breaking Down a Year

For Students 3rd - 8th
Math and science are uncovered when we break down the numbers in a year. Build you number sense and science knowledge in this lesson that focuses on the relationships of numbers in a calendar year. Test your knowledge with the...
Graphic
Curated OER

Cornell University: The Phases of the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Graphic
Curated OER

Cornell University: The Phases of the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Graphic
Curated OER

Cornell University: The Phases of the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Lunar Lollipops

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...

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