1. At what position is the new moon?
Station 1
View from ABOVE Earth
At what position is the new moon?
From the position of the full moon, will it be in a waxing or waning phase a week later?
Approximately how many days does it take for the moon to move from Position 2 to Position 6?
Is the moon at Position 8 waxing or waning?
5. At what position is a waxing crescent?

2. At what position is the moon fully illuminated?
Station 2
View from ABOVE Earth
At what position is the moon fully illuminated?
Which position is after the new moon?
Which position demonstrates the waxing gibbous?
Which position is the new moon?
5. If you are at Position 3, where will you be in 8 days?

3. At which position is the first quarter? What is Position 2?
STATION 3
View is from ABOVE Earth
At which position is the first quarter?
What is Position 2?
If Position 1 occurs on September 9, where will you be on September 22?
What is Position 4?
Where is the last quarter?

4. View is from ABOVE Earth
STATION 4
What phase is located at Position 4?
If Position 4 falls on May 20, what phase will be seen on May 31?
Where is the waning crescent?
If Position 7 falls on July 1, what phase will be seen on July 15
What phase is located at Position 1?

5. Station 5 Which dates show a Spring Tide?
What moon phases are associated with Spring Tides?
Which dates show a Neap Tide?
What moon phases are associated with Neap Tides?
How many tides are there each day?
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6. STATION 6
View is from ABOVE Earth
At what position would the moon be for a Lunar Eclipse?
Draw the Sun, Earth and moon when there is a Lunar Eclipse.
At what position would the moon be for a Solar eclipse?
Draw the Sun, Earth and moon when there is a Solar Eclipse.
Add the shading (shadows) to your drawings

7. Which moon positions will give a Neap tide?
STATION 7
View from ABOVE Earth
Which moon positions will give a Neap tide?
Which moon positions will give a Spring tide?
Shade in the circle to show the moon phase for position 8
Which moon phase is 3 days before position 4? Shade in the circle to show this moon phase.
Where is the last quarter?

8. Which direction does the moon revolve around the Earth?
View from ABOVE Earth
STATION 8
Which direction does the moon revolve around the Earth?
From the position of the full moon, is it a waxing or waning phase the week before?
Approximately how many days does it take for the moon to move from position 8 back to position 8?
Is the moon at Position 8 waxing or waning?
At what position is a waning crescent?