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Total Solar Eclipse Animation

New ReviewDon't leave your class in the dark about the solar eclipse! Show a short animation of what occurs during a total solar eclipse. The narrator describes each step in simple terms, allowing pupils to gain insight into the event.

1 min 3rd - 12th

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What Is an Eclipse?

New ReviewWhat's the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse? Handout an article that explains the phenomenon of both, safety precautions for viewing a solar eclipse, and what a partial eclipse is.

CCSS: Adaptable

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What Will Happen During the Solar Eclipse?

New ReviewWhere will you be during the August 21st solar eclipse? Join Squeeks and Jessi as they explain how a solar eclipse works, where to see a full or partial eclipse in the US, and safety precautions to take while viewing the total solar...

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2015's Solar Eclipse

In addition to celebrating the anticipation of 2015's solar eclipse, the host, Jessi, examines what the phenomena is and why it occurs in a brief yet informative video.

3 mins Pre-K - 5th

CCSS: Adaptable

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Eclipses

New ReviewIn the distant future, the moon will be so far away that there will no longer be any total eclipses. The video explains both lunar and solar eclipses, the moon's orbit, and the size of Earth and the moon. It highlights new vocabulary...

11 mins 6th - 12th

CCSS: Adaptable

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Total Solar Eclipse, 1 August 2008

NASA telescopes have captured the beauty and mystery of a total solar eclipse. While this video does not have much in the way of dialogue or concept explanation, it does show a sight that some of us (kids included) may never witness. A...

6 mins 3rd - 8th

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Solar Eclipse

A passage about solar eclipses provides readers with an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to identify the main idea and supporting ideas in an article.

CCSS: Adaptable

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Solar Eclipse

Learners take on the role of astronomers, calculating conditions necessary for a total solar eclipse. Concepts of similar triangles and properties of circles come together as pupils create ratios and use real measurements in determining...

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Getting Ready for the Eclipse!

New ReviewGet a grip on this year's eclipse and understand why some places around the world see it differently or not at all.

14 mins K - 6th

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Why Are Solar Eclipses Only Visible in Some Places?

Why can't we see a solar eclipse in California when they can see it in New York? Ask a scientist and discover how solar eclipses are like shadows that can only be seen if you are very near or directly under them. After viewing this...

2 mins 3rd - 8th

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Create a Milk Carton Camera to Observe the Eclipse!

New ReviewStep aside, fancy glasses... it's time to create a solar eclipse viewing camera of your own using nothing more than a milk carton.

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What's the Difference Between a Solar and Lunar Eclipse?

New ReviewTwo total solar eclipses happen every year, yet the same part of the earth sees a total solar eclipse only once every 375 years. The video explains the difference between solar and lunar eclipses. It offers tips for remembering which is...

5 mins 10th - Higher Ed

CCSS: Adaptable

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Observation and Inference

Assess your young scientists' understanding of the difference between observation and inference with this 20-question multiple choice quiz. It reviews a variety of physics and astronomy concepts, such as solar eclipses and sunspots, the...

CCSS: Adaptable

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The Last Total Solar Eclipse...Ever!

In this total solar eclipse worksheet, students solve 7 problems about the angular size of the moon, the distance the sun and moon should be to match in diameter, the number of years it will take for the moon to be at a certain distance...

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Solar Eclipse: What does it look Like?

Students explore the internet world of Second Life and explore how a solar eclipse is formed. For this solar eclipse lesson plan, students answer short answer questions and present their findings.

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Making a Solar Eclipse Book: The Sun and Moon During a Solar Eclipse

Students make book covers displaying the Sun during a solar eclipse and a labeled illustration of the Sun.

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Solar Eclipse

Young scholars demonstrate the revolution of the moon around the earth and the effect of its direct alignment in between the earth and the sun.

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Create Dynamic Art Using the Eclipse!

New ReviewWhat happens to light as it passes through a hole? This is the main question centered around the designing of a solar eclipse dynamic art piece that uses a solar eclipse and paper to create a pinhole projection of the art.

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Eclipse: Using a Classroom Model to Explore the Moon's Shadow

Students manipulate and observe a 3-D model which simulates the activity of the Sun, Earth and Moon during a solar eclipse.

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When Day Turns to Night ... A Solar Eclipse

Students explore the causes of the phases of an eclipse and become familiar with the hazards of this event. The event once caused fear. the health hazards are researched and discussed.

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Total Solar Eclipse: August 11, 1999

In this writing prompt learning exercise, learners learn about the date August 11, 1999 when the last total solar eclipse of the millennium crossed through many countries. Students then use pictures and words to create a diagram that...

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Student Exploration: Eclipse

For this earthquake exploration worksheet, students complete 3 prior knowledge questions, then use "Eclipse Gizmo" to conduct several activities, completing short answer questions when finished.

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The Moon

Second graders read a short informational text passage about the moon and answer a series of questions based on what they read.

CCSS: Adaptable

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How Far Away Is the Moon?

Does the space shuttle have an odometer? Maybe, but all that is needed to determine the distance to the moon is a little geometry! The instructional activity asks scholars to sketch the relationship of the Earth and moon using shadows of...

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