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Curated OER

1993 Total Lunar Eclipse

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a lunar eclipse? What causes eclipses? How often do eclipses happen and when is the next lunar eclipse? You'll find the answers to these questions and more on this site on lunar eclipses.
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Curated OER

2000 Total Lunar Eclipse

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a lunar eclipse? What causes eclipses? How often do eclipses happen and when is the next lunar eclipse? You'll find the answers to these questions and more on this site on lunar eclipses.
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Curated OER

2000 Total Lunar Eclipse

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a lunar eclipse? What causes eclipses? How often do eclipses happen and when is the next lunar eclipse? You'll find the answers to these questions and more on this site on lunar eclipses.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Ever Changing Sky

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares observable aspects of the sun and the moon. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Space.com

Moon Facts: Fun Information About the Earth's Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
How did the moon form? Learn the answer to this and numerous other fun facts in this article from Space.com.
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Curated OER

Total Solar Eclipse Photo

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a moving diagram of a Lunar eclipse, showing Earth's umbra and penumbra and the appearance of the Moon as it passes through these shadow regions.
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Curated OER

Solar Eclipse From Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a moving diagram of a Lunar eclipse, showing Earth's umbra and penumbra and the appearance of the Moon as it passes through these shadow regions.
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Curated OER

Annular Eclipse Photo

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a moving diagram of a Lunar eclipse, showing Earth's umbra and penumbra and the appearance of the Moon as it passes through these shadow regions.
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The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: Ms Ess1 1: Earth Sun Moon System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Develop and use a model of the earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
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Other

Canal Kids: Ciencias (Science for Portuguese Speakers)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Colorful, engagingly written information about astronomy and biology for Portuguese-speaking English language learners. Both subjects are broken down into a broad array of related subtopics. The biology section is particularly helpful...
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University of California

At Home Astronomy: Hands on Science Experiments for the Entire Family

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of ten hands-on science experiments for the entire family that will help you understand concepts in astronomy. Make an astrolabe, find the size of the sun and moon, build a lunar settlement, find out about meteoroids, shadow...
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A&E Television

History.com: 10 Things You May Not Know About Christopher Columbus

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out 10 things you may not know about the explorer who sailed the ocean blue in 1492 for example, Columbus didn't set out to prove the earth was round.
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Curated OER

Phases of the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a lunar eclipse? What causes eclipses? How often do eclipses happen and when is the next lunar eclipse? You'll find the answers to these questions and more on this site on lunar eclipses.
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Curated OER

Moon's Orbit

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a moving diagram of a Lunar eclipse, showing Earth's umbra and penumbra and the appearance of the Moon as it passes through these shadow regions.
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Other

Space weather.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to know what the current weather conditions are in space? Find everything here you may want to know about the latest solar flares, sunspots, asteroids and more. Site also includes essential web links to quench any user's thirst for...
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Michigan Reach Out

Reach Out michigan.org: Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site explains the phases of the moon and an easy way to remember waxing and waning. Students have to explain a given phase to their classmates with a model.

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