🌙 Part 1: What Do You Know About the Moon?

1. Write or draw three things you already know about the Moon:

2. What would you like to learn about the Moon? Write one question:

📏 Part 2: Moon Size and Distance

3. Circle the correct answer: How big is the Moon compared to Earth?

The Moon is bigger than Earth

The Moon is about 1/4 the size of Earth

The Moon is the same size as Earth

The Moon is twice as big as Earth

4. Fill in the blank: The Moon is approximately _____________ kilometres away from Earth.

5. If Earth was the size of a basketball, what size would the Moon be? Draw your answer:

🌑 Part 3: Moon Surface Features

6. Check all the features you can find on the Moon's surface:

Craters

Oceans

Dark plains (maria)

Trees

Rocky surface

Atmosphere

7. What are the dark areas on the Moon called?

Seas

Maria

Valleys

Mountains

8. Draw what you think the Moon's surface looks like. Include at least two features:

🔍 Part 4: Moon Facts Matching

9. Match each Moon fact with the correct explanation:

1. Craters

2. No atmosphere

3. Moon phases

4. Grey colour

A. The Moon looks different shapes from Earth

B. Round holes made by space rocks hitting the surface

C. No air or weather on the Moon

D. The Moon's surface is made of grey rock and dust

💭 Part 5: Thinking About the Moon

10. Fill in the blanks using the words from the box:

Word Box: orbit, smaller, craters, Earth, night

The Moon is __________ than Earth and travels around our planet in an __________. We can usually see the Moon at __________ when it reflects light from the Sun. The Moon's surface has many __________ that were made by space rocks crashing into it long ago. The Moon is Earth's closest neighbour in space and is much closer to __________ than any other planet or star.

11. Why do you think the Moon has so many craters but Earth doesn't have as many? Write your ideas:

12. Write one new question about the Moon that you would like to explore: