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NASA

Nasa: Eclipses

For Students 9th - 10th
The periodicity and recurrance of eclipses is governed by the Saros cycle, a period of approximately 6,585.3 days (18 years 11 days 8 hours). It was known to the Chaldeans as a period when lunar eclipses seem to repeat themselves, but...
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Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Systems: Eclipses

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about the differences between solar and lunar eclipses and what causes both events to occur.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Astronomy: Eclipses

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Astronomy Department of Cornell University provides brief introduction to both solar and lunar eclipses. Links are provided for pictures and charts of the eclipses, and this is a good site to check out on the subject.
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Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa

Red Escolar: Eclipses, Transitos Y Oculta

For Students 6th - 8th
This is a simple explanation about solar and lunar eclipses.
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Space weather.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to know what the current weather conditions are in space? Find everything here you may want to know about the latest solar flares, sunspots, asteroids and more. Site also includes essential web links to quench any user's thirst for...
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Canal Kids: Ciencias (Science for Portuguese Speakers)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Colorful, engagingly written information about astronomy and biology for Portuguese-speaking English language learners. Both subjects are broken down into a broad array of related subtopics. The biology section is particularly helpful...

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