Eclipses and Tides

​Eclipses, Tides, and Seasons

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Students will be able to compare and contrast a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse.

Students will know the difference between Spring Tide and Neap Tide

Students will be able to label the parts to a Spring Tide and Neap Tide​

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Occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and Sun.

Blocks sunlight for only a part of the planet.

Cast two shadows, Umbra (darker shadow) and penumbra (lighter shadow)

Solar Eclipse

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Occurs when the Earth is in between the moon and the Sun.

Lunar Eclipse

Draw

Label the Sun, Moon, Earth, Umbra, and Penumbra

​Tides

Occurs during the First Quarter of the Third Quarter.

Tides are affected in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. ​

Neap Tide

Spring tide occurs during the New Moon or the Full Moon.

Tides are affected in the Eastern and Western Hemisphere. ​

Spring Tide

​Two Types of Tides

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Neap Tide

Spring Tide

​Two Types of Tides

​Seasons

Open Ended

Why do we have seasons? What is happening to the planet?

I think we have seasons because.......

It's possible we have seasons because........

Earth is tilted on its Axis

Because Earth is tilted, we get seasons in different parts of the world.

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In Virginia we get Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring

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Winter Solstice = Shortest Day (Least Sunlight) of the year.

Summer Solstice = Longest Day (Most Sunlight)​ of the year.

Match

Match the following

• Winter

• Summer

• Fall

• Spring

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A

B

D

• C

• A

• B

• D