Moon Phases Pack

A fact-checked Moon phases pack for ages 7–11: find out why the Moon changes shape, cut and order all eight phases, make a turning phase wheel, keep a 30-night Moon diary, do Moon month maths with NASA numbers, and see how the Moon causes tides and eclipses.

What’s inside:

- Why does the Moon change shape? (orbit diagram, plus a lamp-and-ball experiment)

- From new Moon to new Moon: all eight phases, with a box to draw tonight’s Moon

- Put the phases in order: cut and stick

- Make a phase wheel (bottom wheel and top cover)

- 30 nights of Moon watching: a Moon diary

- Moon month maths: six questions using NASA numbers

- Same Moon, flipped over: the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

- What the Moon does to Earth: tides and eclipses

- Answer key

- Credits, licence & sources

Pages: 12 (including cover and credits). Sizes: A4 (210 × 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), both PDFs included in one zip.

Printing: Print at 100% / actual size on A4 or US Letter. Inside pages use light backgrounds and print well in black and white; covers are dark, so start from page 2 to save ink.

Every fact is checked against NASA web pages (checked 26 Oct 2026) and the sources are listed on each pack’s credits page. Facts that can change, such as mission counts and plans, are true as of that date. Photos are public-domain NASA images (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photos are credited NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University), from Wikimedia Commons; drawings, puzzles and layouts are REALLYBYTE’s own work. Not endorsed by NASA.

Licence: personal and single-classroom use. You may print as many copies as you need for your own family or your own class, and share it with your class through a password-protected platform. Please don’t resell, re-upload or share it publicly. For school-wide use, please email info@reallybyte.com.

Made by REALLYBYTE, the team behind moon.planets.im. Questions: info@reallybyte.com

This is a digital download: no physical item will be shipped.