--- title: "Year 5 and the phases of the Moon" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-05-01-09-20-00-year-5-and-the-phases-of-the-moon" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Year 5 and the phases of the Moon ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/processed-E3873E0B-2AB0-49A0-AD50-92A5F19362D8.jpeg) 1 May 2025 [Mr Griffiths](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/LukeGriffiths) [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5) In a lively Year 5 classroom, students eagerly used Oreos to model the phases of the moon. By scraping off the cream to mimic waxing and waning crescents, they transformed a simple snack into a hands-on astronomy lesson. It was an engaging and delicious way to explore the lunar cycle! [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-5) [Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/science) [Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/citag/science) [KS2](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/citag/ks2) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/20250429_145541.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-04-30-20-10-00-superheroes) Previous ### [Superheroes ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-04-30-20-10-00-superheroes) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_5723%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-05-02-12-25-00-literacy-outdoors) Next ### [Literacy outdoors](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-05-02-12-25-00-literacy-outdoors) ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)