Are your students learning about the phases of the Moon? Do you need a way to assess their understanding? Our Moon Mission Assessment is just what you need!

Created to coincide with the Year 2 Earth & Space Sciences Australian Curriculum, this assessment will provide students with the opportunity to observe the changing appearance of the Moon over 30 days.

Students will write inquiry questions to guide their investigations and make predictions based on experiences before recording their observations of the Moon on a moon tracker template. Once the 30 days have passed, students will reflect upon their findings and apply their knowledge to name each Moon phase, identify patterns and make comparisons between their predictions and observations.

This resource includes:

1. Investigation and observation templates
2. Moon Phase cut and paste templates
3. Suggested responses
4. Assessment Rubrics (includes a blank version).

This resource is a part of our Year 2 Earth & Space Sciences: What’s Up in Space? UNIT PLAN.