1. Daily Question: Which phase happens after a full moon? Materials: Agenda Pencil Notebook/Folder Daily Objective: Today we will learn about the phases of the moon & what causes eclipses Agenda : Bell work Moon/Eclipse Worksheet Moon/Eclipse Simulation Casting Shadows Worksheet Thank you for not chewing gum or anything else

2. Eclipse: An event which one object in space casts a shadow on another object. Eclipses are named for what is being blocked from view. Lunar Eclipse: Earth comes directly between the Sun and a Full Moon. Resulting in the moon being darkened by the Earth’s shadow. Umbra: Smaller, inner shadow – area of total eclipse Penumbra: Larger, outer shadow – area of partial eclipse Solar Eclipse: When the New Moon comes directly between the Sun and the Earth. Part or all of the Sun is blocked from view by the Moon.

3. Lunar Eclipse Solar Eclipse

4. Computer Model Simulations: Eclipse Simulation: http://goo.gl/sbQHFY 1.Fill out the worksheet for lunar & solar Eclipses 2. Complete the casting shadows T/F worksheet Moon Phase Simulation: http://goo.gl/vzl6f 3. Fill out the moon phase calendar Socrative.com – APRMERRITT 5 question moon/eclipse exit ticket

5. http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html