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Why does the Moon seem to change shape? If eclipses happen when the Sun, Moon and Earth are all lined up, why don't they happen every month? If you're an educator, you may need to understand why and explain it to children. Here are some online resources to help you out.

Teaching Moon Phases and Eclipses

I've just been repairing broken links in this article. My apologies if you were unable to access something of interest. I had to remove a couple of links to items that had simply disappeared, but was able to find new links for others.

To teachers and home educators. I know that most of you aren't astronomy specialists, which is why I searched out these resources to help. Many of the videos that I came across had confusing visuals and included things that weren't correct. But I've watched all of them and they are ok. But if you're having trouble with any of the ideas or are puzzled by any of the material, you can contact me via the Comments area on the article page. (Be sure to remember to include a contact address if you need a response.)

For more information about the Moon, there are a number of articles on the Astronomy site that are related in some way to the Moon. If you look at the Astronomy site page the SUBJECTS list includes “Solar System”. If you click on that, you'll find one of the choices is Earth and Moon. This will then give you a list (with links) to the articles that tell you something about the Moon.

There are pictures and diagrams and interesting facts about The Moon on my Pinterest board.

And you might find something useful on my Eclipses board as well.