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Grade 7 - Science - Astronomy

Solar Eclipse

Solar eclipse

Image Citation: Lee, Jongsun. EclipseUnsplash, 23 June 2018, unsplash.com/photos/moon-eclipse-F-pSZO_jeE8. Accessed 30 Oct. 2023.

Helpful Websites

NASA - What is an Eclipse? - Check out this article for general information about solar eclipses and how NASA is studying them. For more in depth information you can also read NASA's Eclipse article. 

 

Gale Databases - Eclipses - Check subheadings to make sure you are focusing on solar eclipses. This discussed the history and different kinds of eclipses. 

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National Geographic - Eclipse - Learn about what a solar eclipse is and how it happens. For more detailed information, check out What is a solar eclipse—and when is the next one? Learn the difference between total and partial solar eclipses, how to be in the path of totality, and how to view one safely.

 

DK Find Out - What is a Solar Eclipse? - Interactive image with descriptions of a solar eclipse.  

Video

Citation: "Solar Eclipse 101 | National Geographic." YouTube, uploaded by National Geographic, 17 Aug. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxrLRbkOwKs. Accessed 30 Oct. 2023.