The moon never actually changes shape: its always a sphere, like a ball or an orange.
We live on the earth.
The moon travels around the earth, and the earth travels around the sun.
We see the sun shining during the day, and we see the moon shining at night.
But the sun doesnt turn off at nightits always shining.
We just cant see it because our part of the earth has turned away from it.
And the moon doesnt shine by itself; its just reflecting light from the sun.
This is a little hard to picture, so heres an activity that makes it easier to understand.
Imagine that you are the earth.
The orange is the moon, and the flashlight is the sun.
Stand in the dark room and hold the orange up in front of your face.
Ask your helper to walk around the room with the flashlight, pointing it at the orange.
As they move, the orange will be lit in different ways.
This is called afull moon.
When youre finished, eat the orange!
Vitamin C is good for you.
All these changes in shape are called thephases of the moon.
The moon goes through all of these phases about once per month, and then it starts over again.
In fact, the word month comes from the word moon.
What does the moon look like tonight?
Where does that mean the sun is?
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