Moon Phases
Try this delicious lesson with your kids to teach them about the 8 different moon phases. Did you guys see the full supermoon last week? It was beautiful! On average, supermoons are about seven percent bigger and about 15 percent brighter than a typical full moon.
The next full moon will be on Friday, June 5, 2020.
Materials:
paint- blue and green
sharpie or marker (blue, black or green)
paper plate (preferably white)
A Popsicle stick or other tool for scraping the frosting
PDF of moon phases (see PDF below)
Directions:
1. Draw a circle using your marker in the center of your paper plate
2. Paint or color in the circle to create the Earth
3. Slowly twist the oreos so that most of the frosting is on one side (You can eat the other side with no icing, you will not need it)
4. Use your popsicle stick or plastic knife to create the moon phases with the icing
5. Place the oreos around the Earth in the correct order (use this picture as a guide)
6. label the moon phases
Printable Worksheets
Printable Moon phase chart & cards (print last 3 pages)
Videos explaining the moon phases
This is the Griffith Observatory Sky Report through May 14, 2020. Here’s what’s happening in the skies of southern California.
The moon’s phase wanes from full on the 7th, when it is visible all night, to last quarter on the 14th, when it rises at 1:17am. The moon passes the bright star Antares, in the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion, on the 8th.
The waxing gibbous moon appears below Jupiter and Saturn on the 12th. The last-quarter moon draws close to Mars on the 14th.
PDF for guidance:
