What Australia, Alaska, Qatar, Indiana, and Ohio have in common is the authentic writing More Observations Of Nature (MOON) project. In this unique project, teachers from these disparate geographic locations teamed up to instruct children in grades four through eight via the internet on a nearly universally challenging subject for teachers in the elementary classroom--the phases of the Moon. Through a combination of authentic observations and writings, hands-on learning, and technology, the study both taught students accurately about the phases of the Moon and expanded their cultural understandings through communication with students and teachers in different parts of the world. This article provides a description of the project as it unfolded with a group of students from New Albany, Ohio. It also discusses the benefits of the project as well as future changes. (Contains 2 figures, 5 resources and 1 online resource.)