Did you know the word “Month” comes from the word Moon?

So we talked more about the Moon’s phases today. We had a lot of fun moving the desks out of the week and setting up our “Sun” lamp in the middle of the room. Using some styrofoam balls and popsicle sticks, we made “Moon’s On A Stick” to simulate the movement of the moon around the Earth. Our heads being the Earth, we were able to get a good idea as to how the Moon gets it’s phases. Here is one of the videos we watched to show the phases.

You can also see a great page on the Moon’s phases that you can play with by clicking HERE.

Here are some other ways to visualize the size and distance of the Moon.