*New* NASA Moon Phases Calendar | Moon Lessons for Educators | Moon Activities for Students

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Title: *New* NASA Moon Phases Calendar | Moon Lessons for Educators | Moon Activities for Students

NASA's 2020 Moon Phases Calendar Is Here!

Just in time for the new year, the Education Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released its new Moon Phases Calendar for 2020!

Fun to make and display, the calendar also teaches students about the phases of the Moon, their pattern and why they look the way they do.

Download the free, decoder-ring style calendar and assemble it to see when and where to view the Moon every day of the year. The calendar features daily moon phases, moonrise, moonset and overhead viewing times, a listing of Moon events including supermoons and lunar eclipses, plus graphics depicting the relative positions of Earth and the Moon during various moon phases.

In the classroom, it makes a great addition to our collection of Moon lessons and activities. See the links below to start exploring:

*NEW FOR 2020* Project: Moon Phases Calendar and Calculator – Like a decoder wheel for the Moon, this calendar will show you where and when to see the Moon and every moon phase throughout the year! Read more

Project: Look at the Moon! Journaling Project – Draw what you see in a Moon Journal and see if you can predict the moon phase that comes next. Read more

Observing the Moon (Grades K-6) – Students identify the Moon’s location in the sky and record their observations over the course of the Moon-phase cycle in a journal. Read more

Measuring the Supermoon (Grades 5-12) – Students take measurements of the Moon during its full phases over multiple Moon cycles to compare and contrast results. Read more

Moon Phases (Grades 1-6) – Students learn about the phases of the Moon by acting them out. In 30 minutes, they will act out one complete Moon cycle. Read more

Whip Up a Moon-Like Crater (Grades 1-6) – Whip up a Moon-like crater with baking ingredients as a demonstration for students. Read more

Modeling the Earth-Moon System (Grades 6-8) – Using an assortment of playground and toy balls, students will measure diameter, calculate distance and scale, and build a model of the Earth-Moon system. Read more