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Eclipse, solar, lunar, Sun, moon, reflect
Lesson 5 - Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Eclipse, solar, lunar, Sun, moon, reflect
Lesson 5 - Solar and Lunar Eclipses
First task:
What are these phases?
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Lesson 5 - Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Crescent moon
Half moon
New moon
Gibbous moon
Solar and Lunar Eclipses
• State what a lunar and solar eclipse is.
• Describe the position of the moon, Earth and Sun during both types of eclipse.
• Explain solar and lunar eclipses using diagrams.
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Shadows
• These children are making shadows. But how?
• Use diagrams or writing, or both, to explain how shadows are made.
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A Solar Eclipse
Eclipse, solar, lunar, Sun, moon, reflect
A Solar Eclipse
The Moon blocks off light from the Sun.When the Moon moves in front of the Sun it goes dark.
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A Solar Eclipse
During a solar eclipse the Moon blocks the Sun’s rays from reaching part of the Earth.
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A Lunar Eclipse
Why do we only see and eclipse of the Moon at night?
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A Lunar Eclipse
The Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow.The Moon looks red because some light from the Sun bends round the Earth to reach the Moon.
Eclipse, solar, lunar, Sun, moon, reflect
A Lunar Eclipse
Eclipse, solar, lunar, Sun, moon, reflect
A Lunar Eclipse
During a lunar eclipse the Earth blocks the Sun’s light from reaching the Moon.
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Eclipses Summary
● A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth. This casts a shadow over the Earth.
● The last solar eclipse over the UK was on 11th August 1999. Solar eclipses do not occur very often.
● A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon. This casts a shadow over the Moon.
● Lunar eclipses happen in most years.
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Questions
1. Why do eclipses only last a few minutes?2. What causes an eclipse of the Sun (a solar eclipse)?3. What causes an eclipse of the Moon (a lunar eclipse)?4. What would a lunar eclipse look like if you were an
astronaut standing on the Moon?
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Answers
1. Why do eclipses only last a few minutes? Because the moon is orbiting
2. What causes an eclipse of the Sun (a solar eclipse)? A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth. This casts a shadow over the Earth.
3. What causes an eclipse of the Moon (a lunar eclipse)? A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon. This casts a shadow over the Moon.
4. What would a lunar eclipse look like if you were an astronaut standing on the Moon? Ring of light from the Sun
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Task
Use tennis balls, ping pong balls and torches to model both types of eclipse.
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