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Moon Shapes for Four Weeks is a free printable Grade 1 science worksheet on describing and predicting the moon's changing shape from a class diary, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 1-ESS1-1. It prints 7 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Moon Shapes for Four Weeks

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Read the record, then answer the questions.

1.Read the record, then answer the questions.

Moon Shapes for Four Weeks

Drawings the class made of the moon, one each week for four weeks. THE MOON WE DREW Week 1: a thin curve, like a fingernail Week 2: half a circle Week 3: a full round circle Week 4: half a circle again, the other side We drew it at the same time each week.

  1. 1. What does this record not tell you?
  2. 2. What shape would you expect in week 5?
  3. 3. What claim does this record support?
  4. 4. What shape was the moon in week 3?
2.Can the moon sometimes be seen in the daytime?
  • A.No, never
  • B.Yes, on some days it is in the sky with the sun
  • C.Only in winter
3.You know today's moon shape. What can you do with the pattern?
  • A.Predict tomorrow's weather
  • B.Predict the shape you will see next week
  • C.Make the moon full sooner
4.Why is a moon diary useful?
  • A.It makes the moon change
  • B.It shows how far away the moon is
  • C.It shows the pattern, so you can predict the next shape
5.What do we call the moon when it is a full round circle?
  • A.A new moon
  • B.A half moon
  • C.A full moon
6.Does the moon's shape change in a pattern?
  • A.No, it changes at random
  • B.No, it is always round
  • C.Yes, the same shapes come back about every four weeks
7.On some clear nights the moon cannot be seen at all. When in the pattern does that happen?
  • A.At the half moon
  • B.At the full moon
  • C.Just before the thin curve appears again

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Answer key — Moon Shapes for Four Weeks

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. It does not tell you what the moon looked like between the weeks. 2. A thin curve again, because the shape is shrinking after the full circle. 3. The moon's shape changes in a pattern that can be predicted. 4. A full round circle.
  2. 2.Yes, on some days it is in the sky with the sun
  3. 3.Predict the shape you will see next week
  4. 4.It shows the pattern, so you can predict the next shape
  5. 5.A full moon
  6. 6.Yes, the same shapes come back about every four weeks
  7. 7.Just before the thin curve appears again

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 1-ESS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.