Eclipses Guided Reading and Worksheets

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.

 

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Grade Levels: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 NGSS Standards: MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3