Moon Phases Exploration
A Grade 1 science worksheet to explore and identify different phases of the moon.
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Standards
1-ESS1-1
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MoonPhasesScienceGrade 1
7 sections · Free to use · Printable
Moon Phases Exploration
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Have fun learning about the moon!
Look at the picture of the moon phases below.

1. Which moon phase looks like a full circle?
a
New Moon
b
Full Moon
c
Half Moon
d
Crescent Moon
2. Which moon phase looks like a small sliver of light?
a
Full Moon
b
New Moon
c
Crescent Moon
d
Quarter Moon
3. The moon changes its shape because of how the shines on it.
4. When we cannot see the moon at all, it is called a moon.
5. Draw your favorite moon phase in the box below and label it.
6. The moon makes its own light.
T
True
F
False