In addition to celebrating the anticipation of 2015's solar eclipse, the host, Jessi, examines what the phenomena is and why it occurs in a brief yet informative video.

Concepts

solar eclipses, the sun, the earth, planet earth, the moon, shadows, space, outer space

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have the video ready to play in full-screen mode to avoid learners seeing inappropriate content among the comments or suggested videos
• Create a flipped classroom assignment; direct pupils to watch the video at home so they come to school prepared to apply their new-found knowledge
• Pose a discussion question on a classroom blog, instruct class members to respond to the question and reply to at least one peer

Classroom Considerations

• The video is the last resource in a series 18 created to spark interest in space and astronomy 
• An ad appears shortly after the video begins 
• Although the eclipse in focus is from 2015, the informational portions of the video are useful

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Presents a lot of information in a short amount of time 
• A cartoon set and bright, vivid graphics enhance engagement

Cons

• The fast paced nature of the video may cause class members to miss content, be prepared to pause, replay, or enable closed captioning

Common Core

SL.K.2 SL.1.2 SL.2.2 SL.3.2 SL.4.2 SL.5.2 SL.6.2