This was created to meet the curriculum outcomes in New Brunswick's Grade 6 Science Space unit.

1. Sunday, September 7th
, 2008
SPACE
Eclipses

2. Eclipses
 Eclipses happen
when one planetary
body passes into the
shadow of another.
 Eclipse is a Greek
word that means
“cease to exist”.

3.  The two most common kinds of eclipses are:
 1. A Solar Eclipse – when the sun is blocked by the
moon.
 The moon’s shadow falls on the Earth and it seems to us that the sun
ceases to exist momentarily…
 …at least for the people under the black shadow.

4.  2. Lunar Eclipse – when the moon is blocked by
the Earth’s shadow.
 (The moon ceases to exist…for a few moments)

5.  During a solar
eclipse, you can see
the moon slowly
move between the
Sun and the Earth…
 …blocking the sun’s
rays for us here on
Earth…
 …making the sun
seem to disappear
briefly.
 animation

6.  Solar Eclipse video
 Solar Eclipse as seen from Hawaii
observatory - video

7.  During a lunar eclipse
you can see the moon
move into the Earth’s
shadow…
 …blocking it from the
sun’s rays.
 This seems to make
the moon disappear
briefly.

8. Lunar Eclipse
Animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWNKQ9jGmiM

10.  Animation review