Solar Eclipse Unit Plans Reviewed by Teachers

Columbus City Schools

Experiencing Eclipses

For Students 7th Standards

Don't be caught in the dark! Young scientists investigate the causes of both solar and lunar eclipses using an interactive to help them understand the development of an eclipse over time. They then research facts and characteristics...

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Curated OER

Spinning into Space

For Teachers 1st

Students, through hands-on activities, teacher demonstrations, pictures, and informational books, complete a unit on the Earth and its place in the Universe. They make mobiles of the Milky Way and watch demonstrations of lunar and solar...

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Columbus City Schools

Moon Phase Mania

For Teachers 7th Standards

Now you see it, now you don't. Our moon seems to pull a disappearing act from time to time—but why? Take your seventh grade scientists above and beyond to discover the truth about the moon and the role it plays in Earth's little...

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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Solar Eclipses

For Students 9th - 10th

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find out how solar eclipses occur.

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Other

The Total Solar Eclipse Described by Plutarch Pdf [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

An exploration of the total eclipse of the sun described by Plutarch in his DE FACIE IN ORBE LUNAE. Requires Adobe Reader.

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CommonLit

Common Lit: "What Is an Eclipse?" by Nasa

For Students 7th - 8th Standards

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A Rare, Spectacular Total Eclipse of the Sun

For Students 9th - 10th

Andy Cohen details the extraordinary celestial phenomenon of a total solar eclipse, and when it will next occur. [3:47]

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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Eclipses

For Students 9th - 10th

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discover how eclipses occur.

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Read Works

Read Works: Partial Eclipse

For Teachers 5th Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Marcus who wanted to learn about and watch an eclipse. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: The Moon

For Students 9th - 10th

In this interactive tutorial students will explore what it is like on the Moon. Learn why the shape of the Moon seem to change and also about lunar eclipses. Discover why the tide changes twice a day and explore how the cycle of the Moon...

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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: The Sun Earth Moon System

For Students 5th

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses solar and lunar eclipses, the phases of the Moon, and why the phases occur.

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