Make a Moon Puzzle!

The video explains the different phases of the Moon and provides a fun, hands-on activity to help remember them. Viewers learn to create a Moon phases puzzle using construction paper, scissors, and a marker. The video guides through cutting and arranging paper circles to represent each phase, from new moon to full moon and back. The activity not only teaches about the Moon's phases but also offers a puzzle game to reinforce learning.

What is the term used to describe the different appearances of the Moon over a month?

• Rotations

• Cycles

• Phases

• Eclipses

What materials are needed to create the Moon phases puzzle?

• Clay and a rolling pin

• Colored pencils and glue

• White and black construction paper, marker, scissors

• Paint and brushes

How many light and dark circles are needed to represent the eight phases of the Moon?

• Two light and six dark

• Five light and three dark

• Three light and five dark

• Four light and four dark

Which phase of the Moon is represented by a full light circle?

• Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

• Crescent Moon

• New Moon

What is the final step in the Moon phases puzzle game?

• Coloring the circles

• Drawing the phases on paper

• Mixing up the pieces and solving the puzzle

• Gluing the pieces together