We will be learning about the phases of the Moon.
Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Central
Location:
Saint Marys Library
306 N. 5th St.
Saint Marys, KS 66536
Astronomy Associates of Lawrence
Phases of the Moon
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Event
Information for Visitors
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Sunset: 8:51 PM -
Moon: New -
What's in the Sky this evening?
Location Details
Saint Marys Library
Contact Astronomy Associates of Lawrence for more information.
Phone:
785-806-2934
Event Report
Comments and anecdotes about the event:
Visited with the kids about the phases of the Moon. I set up a lamp with a bright 300W light bulb to represent the Sun, then used a ball on a stick to mimic the Moon. Had the kids rotate around to simulate and see the phases of the Moon. We dropped rocks in a pan of flour to make craters and explained why the Earth doesn't seem to show very many craters. We played a sorting game with a Moon phase banner and sorted the 13 cards in order from Full Moon to Full Moon. We played where an astronaut lost 10 items on the Moon (stickers randomly placed on the Moon banner) and they searched for them using 2x power binoculars while looking at the Moon banner.
Visited with the kids about the phases of the Moon. I set up a lamp with a bright 300W light bulb to represent the Sun, then used a ball on a stick to mimic the Moon. Had the kids rotate around to simulate and see the phases of the Moon. We dropped rocks in a pan of flour to make craters and explained why the Earth doesn't seem to show very many craters. We played a sorting game with a Moon phase banner and sorted the 13 cards in order from Full Moon to Full Moon. We played where an astronaut lost 10 items on the Moon (stickers randomly placed on the Moon banner) and they searched for them using 2x power binoculars while looking at the Moon banner.
Jerelyn Ramirez: Thank you note from the library staff.
Moon phase sorting game. Place the moon phase cards on the colored squares that match the correct phase on the banner. The banner is 60" x 24".