This set of eclipse activities for middle school includes an eclipses guided reading, related worksheets, and links to more free ideas!
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Included in this resource:
- Starter Activity: Get students fluent in using the word eclipse in all contexts.
- Informational Text: This 2-page reading covers solar and lunar eclipses, umbra, penumbra, totality, and path of totality. (2 pages, Grades 7 and Up)
- Worksheet: Students answer text-dependent questions based on the reading. No prior knowledge is required! All answers are in the text.
- Venn Diagram: Complete a Venn diagram comparing solar and lunar eclipses.
- Options to Assign: Both Google Slides and print options are included.
Teacher Notes:
- Includes answer key.
- Please note that this eclipses guided reading is not editable.
- Related standard: NGSS MS-ESS1-1
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-ESS1-1: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses, and seasons.
- NGSS MS-ESS1-2: Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
- NGSS MS-ESS1-3: Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
