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Solar Flip Book

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Students view and discuss various images of solar events. They research and create a flip book demonstrating the progression of two solar events, and write a poem describing their chosen solar event.

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solar eclipses, eclipses, sunspots, the sun

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solar eclipse, solar events, sunspots, science
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
1998

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