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Activity Description: Scouts choose and watch a video or read a book to learn facts about the moon and how changes shape.

• Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Daisy Space Science Explorer badge requirements.
• Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Brownie Space Science Adventurer badge requirements.

Info Needed: The moon looks different from night to night because it moves around Earth. Sometimes we see the whole moon, and sometimes we only see part of it. These changes are called moon phases. If you look at the moon each night, you can watch it slowly change shape, from a tiny sliver to a big round circle and back again.

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Items Needed:

• A book or video about the moon
• (Optional) A quiet space to watch or read
• (Optional) Headphones or speakers for group viewing

Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 3–9 min):

1. Choose a moon-themed video or book (1 min)
   • Scouts pick one option based on time and interest.
2. Watch or read the content (2–8 min)
3. (Optional) Share one fact they learned (1–2 min)
   • Scouts can say one thing they found interesting or surprising.

Media for Moon Changes

Books:

• Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle – Introduces the concept of the moon’s changing shape in a gentle, visual way.
• A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin – A playful way to imagine the moon’s phases through a delicious mooncake.
• Moon: A Peek-Through Board Book by Britta Teckentrup – Teaches the phases of the moon in a way that invites little hands to explore.
• Learn Moon Facts by GSUSA

Videos:

• Why Does the Moon Change? by SciShow Kids (4 min 29 sec)
• The Moon For Kids by Homeschool Pop (8 min 11 sec)
• The Moon For Kids by Socratica Kids (5 min 46 sec)