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Solar Eclipse

Laurie Merrick, modified 6 Years ago.
Youngling Post: 1 Join Date: 1/12/13 Recent Posts
What a fantastic way to start off our school year, the first day of school, with a solar eclipse! I will begin the lesson with observation of the partial eclipse.  The students will then draw what they observe.  Using models they will create a solar eclipse and will draw and label the diagram.  We will document the time and what they observe looking at the eclipse.

 They will be asked to discuss and come up with answers to the following questions:
1. Based on the movement seen of the Moon passing over the Sun, what direction does the moon revolve?
2. People used to think the Earth was flat.  What shape would the Moon have to be to create what you observed today?
3. Who is Anaxagoras and why is he important? https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question54.html

I can't wait to see the expressions on my students' faces when they are given the chance to view the eclipse.  Thanks for providing such a great opportunity!