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'Eclipsing the Sun'

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Students investigate the positions of the Earth, moon, and the sun in a total solar eclipse. How the eclipse occurs and the use scientists make of the event to get a closer examine the outer atmosphere of the sun is examined in this lesson.

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solar eclipses, eclipses, shadows, the sun, rotations

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moon earth, revolve, rotate, shadow, solar eclipse, sun, science
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K - 8th
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Science
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For Teacher Use
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