Oreo Moon Phases

We're all about space this week and next.... today was one of those activites that just "stuck" with my children - Oreo Moon Phases.

Here is what we did:

I found this cute activity at: Paper Plate Education (I chose to put the project on black paper instead of a paper plate, though.)

We read Does The Moon Change Shape? and talked about why the moon appears to be different shapes at different times during the month. It has a very simple experiment with two children, a flashlight and a basketball - it was the perfect way to illustrate the way the moon reflects the sun's light.

By scraping different sections of the Oreo away we came up with phases of the moon. Here is GMan hard at work:

The project just calls for Oreos and something to scrape them with! We mounted ours on black paper so we can show daddy when he gets home from work!

(I think someone snuck a little bit off of the last Waning Crescent moon, don't you?)

Wednesday - What's for Dinner?

Tonight we're keeping it simple! We are also really trying to watch what we eat around here. This meal is easy and takes just a few minutes to throw in the oven.

1. Hormel Apple Bourbon Pork Tenderloin - if you haven't bought one of these, you should! (I try to buy them when they are on sale and keep a few in the freezer.) I like that they cook in less than an hour, and they are always very tasty. Be careful, a few of the varieties can be a little salty, but my favorite is the Apple Bourbon. You can see all of the nutrition facts on their website I've linked you to above.

2. Baked Sweet Potatoes - I just put mine on a baking sheet and bake for almost an hour around 375 or until done.

3. Brussel Sprouts - I am going to use this Roasted Brussel Sprouts recipe from Allrecipes. Sounds yummy!

Now, I will have three things in the oven at the same time, but I can put the pork tenderloin on the top rack and the Brussel Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes on the bottom rack and they all take basically the same amount of time. (I wish I had a double oven!)

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