The Phases of the Moon

   With the model I made the large foam ball was the Earth, the flashlight was the sun, and the small foam ball was the moon.
    Look above to the chart at the top, the very top moon is 1 now moving counter clockwise continue  counting until you reach 8.
1: 1st quarter
2: waxing gibbous
3: half
4: wanning gibbous
5: 3rd quarter
6: wanning crescent
7: new
8: waxing crescent

    No matter what is visable from earth, half of the moon is always lit but this is not always visible. The new moon is when the back side of the moon which is not visible is lit and the side. This lab cleared up any questions that I can think of, it was easier to understand with the model. The disadvantages are the fact that it is harder to see the light on the ball than on the moon. Another way to represent the phases of the moon are the above charts by covering half of the moon and turning your head so the moon is up you can see the phases of the moon.