the STEM zone
By Dr. Daniel Barth
Lunar learning with a tasty twist
Make a moon phase
diagram with cookies
When we first look up at the sky, the Moon is probably the
first thing we notice. It fascinates us, child and adult alike,
with its changing phases, the markings on its surface, and
the way it seems to change size as it moves from horizon
to zenith. If you are lucky enough to own a telescope, the
Moon was probably one of the first things you looked at,
and it still draws the gaze of professional and amateur
astronomers alike every cloudless night world wide.
But the Moon puzzles as much as it fascinates; once we
start noticing the changing phases of the Moon, we cannot
help but ask, “How does it do that!” As an astronomy
teacher, this is one of the first, and most pers