Eclipse Resources

Moon's Winter Solstice  Find a variety of resources and references to help your study of eclipses.

An article listing the dates and places of eclipses occurring in 2005 and 2006.

An article about the role eclipses have played in world literature.

Test your students' eclipse knowledge with this quiz.

The answer sheet for the eclipse quiz.

Students make a model of a lunar eclipse and observe the effect of the movement of the Earth on the Moon. Materials list, safety tips, rubric, worksheets, and answer key are provided.

Use this handout with the lesson on Spring Tides.

Introduce your students to a lab that evaluates a student's ability to identify and describe lunar and solar eclipses, to make inferences from lunar eclipses, and to describe lunar surface features. Materials list, set-up instructions, and evaluation guide are included.

 


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