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Website
Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: Pic Moon Clock

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the design of a simple device that shows the progress of the phases of the Moon on its 29 1/2 day orbit around the Earth.
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Unit Plan
Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: What's Up There Anyway?

For Students 2nd - 7th
Far out there we observe the moon, its phases, and its constant changing position as we sit on a swing in the backyard. Investigate the science behind the moon through the activities provided.
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Activity
University of California

At Home Astronomy: Hands on Science Experiments for the Entire Family

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of ten hands-on science experiments for the entire family that will help you understand concepts in astronomy. Make an astrolabe, find the size of the sun and moon, build a lunar settlement, find out about meteoroids, shadow...
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Interactive
US Navy

Usno: Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Moon Phase Craze

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan 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...
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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...
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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, students discover the patterns of the lunar phases through observations and other exploration activities.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Lunar Phases

For Teachers K - 1st
In this astronomy classroom activity, learners will investigate how shadows create the phases of the moon. Students will record the phases of the moon.
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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.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Oreo Cookies to Discover the Moon Phases

For Teachers K - 1st
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.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploration of Shadows: Earth, Moon, Sun System: Moon Phases Eclipses

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A guided inquiry where students participate in the simulation of moon phases and eclipses.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Going Through a Phase: The Changing Patterns of Our Moons Appearance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about lunar phases by investigating and observing the changing shapes of the moon as sunlight is reflected away from the moon.
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Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Moon Phaser [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th Standards
In this activity, 4th graders will study the moon for a period of one month and learn to identify each major moon phase. They will then describe the moon through poems, haikus, and similes.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Moon Phases

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan will familiarize middle schoolers 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.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Phases of the Moon

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson will familiarize students 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.
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Unit Plan
University of Utah

University of Utah: Aspire: Lunar Phases

For Students 5th - 8th
Two-part activity teaches about the phases of the moon.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this TI InterActive! activity, students study the phases of the moon, plot the fraction of the moon showing each day in a month, and fit the data with an appropriate trigonometric function.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Cycles of the Sun and Moon

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students download sunrise and sunset data along with moon phase data, and graph these data sets together in a spreadsheet in order to visualize the cycles of the seasons and the moon.
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Handout
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Phases of the Moon Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine the changes that occur with the moon's movement in relationship to the Earth and Sun with this astronomy simulation.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Moon Light Through the Month

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this lesson, students are asked to order cards showing different phases of the moon. Includes student handouts.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Sun, Earth, and Moon: Calendar of Events

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
During this lesson learners are going to take a look at moon phases and sunrise-sunset times in order to learn about daylight hours. Students discover that we do not always have the same amount of daylight each day. This lesson is best...
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Moon Phases (Smart Created)

For Teachers K - 1st
Learn the names of the phases of the moon including the terms waxing and waning.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science: Phases of the Moon

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the science of the phases of the moon. Full, Gibbous, Quarter, and Crescent.
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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.

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