Teaching the phases of the moon just got a little easier. Here are 21 super moon phases activities and resources including a few printables, a song and videos.

This Space primary resource helps children learn about the phases of the Moon. Discover why our view of the Moon changes each night. Why does the Moon shine bright at night? How long does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth? What is a “New Moon”?

The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite (a celestial body that orbits a planet). It takes the Moon 27.3 days to make a complete orbit around the Earth, but because the Earth is moving around the sun at the same time, it takes the moon 29.5 days to …

There are eight phases of the Moon beginning with the new Moon, followed by waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and finally waning...

The film clips show the phases of the moon, the first moon landing and how the Moon’s phases affect life on Earth. Also included is information on gravity, the tides and how to model solar and lunar eclipses.

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There are eight phases of the moon. The phases are named after how much of the moon we can see, and whether the amount visible is increasing, or decreasing each day. Phases of the moon as seen in the Northern Hemisphere. Phases of the moon as seen in the Southern Hemisphere. It takes our Moon about 29.5 days to completely cycle through all ...