Phases of the Moon
Your child can explain why the Moon changes shape. As it circles Earth, the sunlit part we can see grows and shrinks. In a lunar eclipse, Earth blocks the sunlight.
In curriculum terms
Explain the phases of the Moon as the changing angle of sunlight on the lunar surface as seen from Earth, and describe how solar and lunar eclipses occur
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If your child noticed the Moon looking like a thin crescent one night and a full circle two weeks later, could they explain what has changed and why — and describe what happens during a lunar eclipse?
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Curriculum alignment
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Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
describe the movement of Earth and other planets relative to the sun and model how Earth’s tilt, rotation on its axis and revolution around the sun relate to cyclic observable phenomena, including variable day and night length
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