🌙 Moon Phase Journal

Astronomy Lab - Week 6

5-ESS1-2 MS-ESS1-1 Astronomy

🏆 Complete this lab to earn 5 coins!

📋 Materials (Household Only)

Your eyes 👀 Pencil & this worksheet Optional: binoculars Optional: camera

⚠️ Safety: Go outside with a grown-up after dark. Look up - don't run while looking up. No equipment needed.

🔮 Hypothesis

Will the moon look the same each night?

Write your prediction before you observe:

🔧 Procedure

1 Go outside at the same time each night (after sunset) for 3 nights in a row. 2 Look at the moon. Draw its shape in the box below. Note the date and time. 3 Pick the phase name that matches. Write one sentence about what you see. 4 Compare Night 1 to Night 2 to Night 3. Did the moon change?

🌙 Moon Phase Key

🌑 New 🌒 Waxing Crescent 🌓 First Quarter 🌔 Waxing Gibbous 🌕 Full 🌖 Waning Gibbous 🌗 Last Quarter 🌘 Waning Crescent

👁️ Observation Log

🌙 Night 1

Draw the moon here

🌙 Night 2

Draw the moon here

🌙 Night 3

Draw the moon here

✅ Conclusion

What happened? Did the moon look the same? What changed?

🚀 Extension

What would you observe next time?