Understand what causes the phases of the Moon.
Learn the relative positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
Identify the eight main Moon phases.
Understand the Moon’s orbit around Earth.
Develop basic astronomy visualization skills.
Moon phases occur due to the changing angle of sunlight, not Earth’s shadow.
The Moon takes about 29.5 days to complete one cycle.
The Moon reflects sunlight; it does not produce its own light.
A table-top model makes Moon phases easy to understand.
This concept explains the Moon’s regular and predictable cycle.