Moon Phases

Why does the Moon change shape? Here your child moves the Moon round the Earth themselves, with the Sun shining from one side, and sees how it looks from Earth at every point.

  • 6–8 years
  • Read aloud
  • No ads
  • EN · БГ · РУ · УК
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Moon Phases, a screen from the game

What your child learns

  • The phases: new, crescent, half and full moon
  • Why phases happen: sunlight and where the Moon is
  • The order the phases come in

How to play

Drag the Moon round its orbit. Owlie asks for a full moon or a half moon; then which picture is the Moon from Earth; then which shape comes next. Four right answers finish a level.

Levels

  1. Level 1Move the Moon to make the shape Owlie asks for.
  2. Level 2What does the Moon look like from Earth here?
  3. Level 3Which shape comes next?

A tip for parents

Look at the real Moon a few evenings in a row and draw its shape each time.

Works on phones, tablets and computers, with nothing to install. No ads and no tracking.

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