Primary 4 have been enjoying taking part in their NASA Juniors Missions over the last few weeks. In their last mission, they learned about the phases of the moon during a lunar month. We learned that:

• The Moon reflects the Sun’s light. What part we see of the Moon depends on where the Moon is when orbiting the Earth.
• ‘Waning’ means we can see less of the moon.
• ‘Waxing’ means we can see more of the moon.
• There are 8 phases of the moon in a lunar month.
• The moon takes approximately 28 days to orbit the earth.

Have a look at the children creating their own representation of the phases of the moon using Oreo cookies!