Activity Description: Track and illustrate how the moon looks over several nights.
- 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.
Possible Projects:
- Moon Sky Book (20–30 min) – Observe and draw the moon in the evening, at night, and in the early morning.
- Moon Observation Book/Chart (multi-day) – Record nightly moon sightings in a chart or booklet to notice patterns.
- Phases of the Moon Flip Book (30–45 min) – Create a flip book showing the moon’s phases in sequence.
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