SAINT LOUIS SCHOOL INC.

HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

Quirino Highway, Baguio City
Academic Year 2019-2020

CN: ____ Name: ____________________________Grade 7- ___ Date: ___________________ Score: _____

SCIENCE ACTIVITY 4-1

ECLIPSES
Introduction:
An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when a celestial body such as a moon or a planet moves into the
shadow of another heavenly body. There are two types of eclipses on Earth, an eclipse of the moon and an eclipse
of the sun.

Objectives: During the activity, you must be able to:

a. explain how solar and lunar eclipses occur;
b. differentiate solar from lunar eclipse.

Materials: Pencil, Ballpen, Coloring Materials, Textbook

A. Labeling. Identify the areas in the diagram by coloring the parts. You will be guided by the color representations
and their definitions below.
Earth (Blue and Green) – The planet in which we live.
Moon (White) – The natural satellite of the Earth.
Sun (Yellow) – The biggest star in our Solar system.
Umbra (Black) – The portion of a shadow wherein no light reaches from the source of light source.
Penumbra (Grey) – The portion of a shadow where a portion of light from a light source reaches the
opaque object in between them.

Figure 1

Figure 2
Questions:
1. Which figure shows the phenomenon of Solar Eclipse?______________________________________________
2. Which figure shows the phenomenon for Lunar Eclipse?____________________________________________
3. Where is the moon in relation to the Sun and Earth during a Solar Eclipse?_____________________________
4. Where is the moon in relation to the Sun and Earth during a Lunar Eclipse?_____________________________
5. When does the shadow of the moon fall on Earth?_________________________________________________
6. When does Earth cast a shadow on the moon?___________________________________________________
7. What happens during a Solar Eclipse?
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8. What happens during a Lunar Eclipse?
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B. Comparing and contrasting. Differentiate Lunar from partial eclipse by completing the Venn diagram below.

1. _____________
passes through the 6-7. The ___________’s
Earth’s shadow. light is blocked by the
__________

2. Can only happen 5. Occurs when

during a ________ moon. one space 8. Can only happen
objects moves in during a ________ moon.
to the
3. Occurs about ________
_____________ 9. Do not happen
a year
of another. during ________

4. Lasts for about a/an 10. Lasts for about a/an

________ . ________ .

SOLAR ECLIPSE
LUNAR ECLIPSE BOTH
 SAINT LOUIS SCHOOL INC.
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Quirino Highway, Baguio City
Academic Year 2019-2020

CN: ____ Name: ____________________________Grade 7- ___ Date: ___________________ Score: _____

SCIENCE ACTIVITY 4-2

THE PHILIPPINES AS AN ARCHIPELAGO
Introduction:
The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands with a total area of 300,000 square
kilometers. It is the world’s 5th largest island country. The eleven largest islands contain 95% of the total land area.
The largest of this islands is Luzon. The archipelago is around 200 kilometers from the Asian mainland and is
located between Taiwan and Borneo.

Objectives: During the activity, you must be able to:

a. describe the location of the Philippines with respect to the continents and oceans of the world;
b. identify the landmasses and bodies of water surrounding the Philippine archipelago

Materials: Pencil, Ballpen, Textbook, Globe or World Map

A. Labeling. Using a globe or a world map as a reference, label the blank map below. Your labelled map should
include the following.
A. Landmasses
Philippine archipelago B. Bodies of water
Asian continent Philippine sea
Malay Peninsula South China Sea
Isthmus of Kra Indian Ocean
Indonesian archipelago Pacific Ocean
Australian continent

Questions:
1. Which bodies of water in the list are found to the west of the Philippines? ________________________________
2. Which body of water is located to the east of the Philippines? _________________________________________
3. Which large landmass is found to the North of the Philippines? ________________________________________
4. Why is the Philippines called an Archipelago? _____________________________________________________
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5. Why is it important to know where the Philippines is located?__________________________________________
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