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Solar and Lunar Eclipses Lesson: Why Eclipses Happen, Grades 5-8

Grades 5-8 · Lesson

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Every new moon, the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. Yet a solar eclipse is rare. What could explain that? This lesson opens with that puzzle and answers it with the Moon's tilted orbit.

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14 slides, with speaker notes on all 14
Lesson plan, 2 pages
Student worksheet, 2 pages
Answer key, 1 page

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Solar and Lunar Eclipses Lesson: Why Eclipses Happen, Grades 5-8

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