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Kindergarten · Science · Unit 7 of 9

Sun & Moon Patterns

How the Sun and Moon change in the sky.

What your child practises

Practises the pattern of the Sun's position through the day, how shadows change, and how the Moon seems to change shape over about a month. Remind your child never to look straight at the Sun.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: SCI.K.E.3 · patterns and cycles in the Sun's position and the shape of the Moon

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    A full Moon looks like…

    • nothing at all
    • a thin curve
    • a bright circle

  2. Question 2

    Which is a safe thing to do when the Sun is bright?

    • Wear a hat
    • Look at the Sun
    • Stare at it with a telescope

  3. Question 3

    The Moon looks like it changes…

    • colour to purple
    • its name
    • shape

  4. Question 4

    Which comes first in a day?

    • midnight
    • sunrise
    • sunset

  5. Question 5

    A thin curved Moon is called a…

    • cone
    • circle
    • crescent

  6. Question 6

    What do we see in the sky at night?

    • the Sun
    • a rainbow
    • the Moon and stars

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