ClassFlow
Class Flow: Phases of the Moon
[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.
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Class Flow: Phases of the Moon
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a one page flipchart that reviews the phases of the moon.
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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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Going Through a Phase: The Changing Patterns of Our Moons Appearance
Young scholars learn about lunar phases by investigating and observing the changing shapes of the moon as sunlight is reflected away from the moon.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: The Sun Earth Moon System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses solar and lunar eclipses, the phases of the Moon, and why the phases occur.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Phases of the Moon
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.
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.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Lunar Learning
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...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Science: Phases of the Moon
Kids learn about the science of the phases of the moon. Full, Gibbous, Quarter, and Crescent.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Space
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes what causes the seasons, explains the moon's phases, and introduces what a constellation is. It utilizes the Activotes to help describe the phenomena.
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Pic Moon Clock
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.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Teachers' Lab: A Private Universe
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...
Curated OER
Cornell University: The Phases of the Moon
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Lunar Lollipops
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...
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Moonlight Madness
The revolution of the Moon around the Earth causes the Moon to appear to change shape in the sky. These apparently different shapes are called "phases" of the Moon. The Moon passes through a cycle of eight phases which repeats itself...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Patterned Paragraphs
Students will learn about the importance of including specific details when writing. Students will watch the teacher model "How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich." Then student will replicate the process for writing with specificity as...
Ministerio de Educación (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Atronomia Esferica Modulo I Unidad 1
Recognize the major constellations and learn about the sky during the different seasons of the year. You will also be able to measure the height of the mountains of the moon.
University of California
At Home Astronomy: Hands on Science Experiments for the Entire Family
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...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Astronomy
Eight hands-on lessons module in which students explore the characteristics of planet Earth, its moons, the sun, the solar system, planets, and the difference between science fact and science fiction.
Curated OER
Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground: The Earth's Moon
In this online textbook produced by the Smithsonian, students explore the phases of the moon, the moon's orbit, the origin of the moon, and the tides. Includes numerous inquiry-based activities.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Our Stars
In this activity, students will observe and communicate how the stars are in the sky both day and night. The extremely detailed activity includes photos and videos of the activity in actions, examples of student's work, materials, parent...
PBS
Nova: Lunar Puzzlers
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.
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