For Preservice and Middle School Students

Written for preservice teachers this 5E collection of hands-on activities introduces and reinforces concepts about the moon. Students will be encouraged to look up toward the evening sky to... See More

Written for preservice teachers this 5E collection of hands-on activities introduces and reinforces concepts about the moon. Students will be encouraged to look up toward the evening sky to observe the changes in appearance of the moon, identify and sequence the eight phases of the moon and learn about how the moon revolves around the Earth. This activity might be useful in the middle or intermediate school as it is written.

Moon Phases

This short article gives several activities to help students learn moon phases. It would benefit preservice teachers as well as experienced teachers who are looking for a simple moon phase ... See More

This short article gives several activities to help students learn moon phases. It would benefit preservice teachers as well as experienced teachers who are looking for a simple moon phase activity. The article emphasizes the order of the phases but really does not give background information about how the phases are created by nature.