Oreo Moon Phases
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 4:02PM We're all about space this week and next.... today was one of those activites that just "stuck" with my children - Oreo Moon Phases.
Here is what we did:
I found this cute activity at: Paper Plate Education (I chose to put the project on black paper instead of a paper plate, though.)
We read Does The Moon Change Shape? and talked about why the moon appears to be different shapes at different times during the month. It has a very simple experiment with two children, a flashlight and a basketball - it was the perfect way to illustrate the way the moon reflects the sun's light.
By scraping different sections of the Oreo away we came up with phases of the moon. Here is GMan hard at work:
The project just calls for Oreos and something to scrape them with! We mounted ours on black paper so we can show daddy when he gets home from work!
(I think someone snuck a little bit off of the last Waning Crescent moon, don't you?)
Reader Comments (8)
What a fun idea. My son is really fascinated with astronomy & while he already knows all about the moon (he knows more than me! lol), this would be a really fun, easy project to do! Thanks for sharing!
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What a great idea! All the kids love space, one in particular. I have been wanting to do a space unit and this will HAVE to be included!! Thank you for sharing!!
I can't wait to borrow this!
Awesome Mary! I am sure Zachary will love this activity also!
That's awesome! I am sure Gman had no issues with this project at all! I know my kids would love this!
What a fun and fantastic idea! I just may try this with my 6 year old. She might be a bit young but that just means we can do it again next year! Thanks! (Found you at No Time For Flash Cards)
This is such a cute idea! My son, age 3, is starting to ask all kinds of questions about space and the moon, and LOVES Oreos. I bet this project would be a big hit here. Thanks for sharing!
I love it!! Fun. :)