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Activity Description: Explore the moon’s surface and properties through hands-on investigations.

• 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 Rock Experiment (20–30 min) – Simulate moon rocks using household materials and explore their texture and formation.
• Moon Crater Experiment (25–35 min) – Drop objects into flour or sand to mimic how craters form on the moon’s surface.